What does winkle mean?
Definitions for winkle
ˈwɪŋ kəlwin·kle
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Princeton's WordNet
periwinkle, winklenoun
small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
periwinkle, winkleverb
edible marine gastropod
twinkle, winkle, scintillateverb
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
"Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkleverb
gleam or glow intermittently
"The lights were flashing"
winkle, winkle outverb
remove or displace from a position
Wiktionary
winklenoun
Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, especially, in the United States, either of two species of Fulgar (F. canaliculata and F. carica).
winklenoun
(children's slang) The penis, especially that of a boy rather than that of a man.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Winklenoun
any periwinkle
Winklenoun
any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the United States, either of two species of Fulgar (F. canaliculata, and F. carica)
Etymology: [AS. wincle.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Winkle
. See Rip Van Winkle.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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.
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winkel
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of winkle in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of winkle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of winkle in a Sentence
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.
I felt like Rip Van Winkle, waking up ... and realizing that the world had shut down.
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.
No one had even heard of Pappy Van Winkle before they were just like 'Oh, its just a regular bourbon.' And no one knew how special it really was.
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.
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