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winkled

winkled is the simple past and past participle of winkle.

Meaning of winkle

Verb

winkle (third-person singular simple present winkles, present participle winkling, simple past and past participle winkled)

  1. Synonym of winkle out (“to acquire or extract with difficulty”).
    Synonyms:
    winkle out

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Phrases with winkled

Questions about winkled

What is winkled the simple past and past participle of?
Winkled is the simple past and past participle of winkle.

Words near winkled in the dictionary

  1. winkle-hawk
  2. winkle-hawks
  3. winkle-picker
  4. winkle-pickers
  5. Winklebury
  6. winkled
  7. winkled out
  8. Winkleigh
  9. Winkleman
  10. Winklemans
  11. winklepicker

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