Definitions for winkle
ˈwɪŋ kəlwin·kle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. periwinkle, winklenoun

   small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked

2. periwinkle, winkleverb

   edible marine gastropod

3. twinkle, winkle, scintillateverb

   emit or reflect light in a flickering manner

   "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"

4. flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkleverb

   gleam or glow intermittently

   "The lights were flashing"

5. winkle, winkle outverb

   remove or displace from a position

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. winklenoun

   Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, especially, in the United States, either of two species of Fulgar (F. canaliculata and F. carica).

2. winklenoun

   (children's slang) The penis, especially that of a boy rather than that of a man.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. winkle

   A winkle is a type of small edible sea snail, commonly found along the coastlines of Europe and North America. The term is also used as a verb, "to winkle out" which means to extract or obtain something with difficulty or effort, often used in British English.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Winklenoun

   any periwinkle

2. Winklenoun

   any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the United States, either of two species of Fulgar (F. canaliculata, and F. carica)

3. Etymology: [AS. wincle.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Winkle

   . See Rip Van Winkle.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WINKLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Winkle is ranked #8131 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Winkle surname appeared 4,077 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Winkle.
   
   93.7% or 3,820 total occurrences were White.
   1.9% or 81 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.9% or 79 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1% or 44 total occurrences were Black.
   0.6% or 28 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.6% or 25 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Celestial Body
   • Get Out
   • Radiate
   • Seafood
   • Shine

Anagrams for winkle »

1. welkin

2. winkel

How to pronounce winkle?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say winkle in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of winkle in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of winkle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of winkle in a Sentence

1. Ryan Padgett:

   I felt like Rip Van Winkle, waking up ... and realizing that the world had shut down.

2. Tommy Wiseau:

   Rob Van Winkle is such a sweet and intelligent guy and Rob Van Winkle's been super helpful in the process of getting all the details correct and making us privy to information the public doesn't know, just talking to James Franco I can't help but think about the rabbit holes I'm going to go down to get ready for the role.

3. Pat Melton:

   Curtsinger was involved in numerous thefts of Pappy Van Winkle, as well as Eagle Rare bourbon, both in bottles and barrels.

4. Bill Gross:

   A purchase of Treasuries and a sale of Bunds allows for not only a potential capital gain if the spread narrows, but a yield pickup while the Rip Van Winkle investor potentially waits for a probable outcome.

5. The Police Department:

   During the investigation, it was determined Robert Matthew Van Winkle played a role in the burglary and theft. Mr. Van Winkle is currently renovating the residence adjacent to the property in which the items were stolen. A search warrant was obtained and executed in unincorporated Palm Beach County in which several of the stolen items were recovered at a residence under the care and control of Robert Van Winkle.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=winkle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Winkle
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winkle
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Winkle
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html