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I. win·kle [ˈwɪŋkl̩] esp Brit N

winkle
Strandschnecke f

II. win·kle [ˈwɪŋkl̩] esp Brit VB trans

to winkle out ⇆ sth
etw herausholen [o. inf herauskriegen]
to winkle sth out of sb
etw aus jdm herausbekommen [o. inf herauskriegen]
to winkle out ⇆ sb
jdn loseisen

win·kle-pick·er [ˈwɪŋkl̩ˌpɪkəʳ] N Brit

winkle-picker
vorne spitz zulaufender Schuh
Present
Iwinkle
youwinkle
he/she/itwinkles
wewinkle
youwinkle
theywinkle
Past
Iwinkled
youwinkled
he/she/itwinkled
wewinkled
youwinkled
theywinkled
Present Perfect
Ihavewinkled
youhavewinkled
he/she/ithaswinkled
wehavewinkled
youhavewinkled
theyhavewinkled
Past Perfect
Ihadwinkled
youhadwinkled
he/she/ithadwinkled
wehadwinkled
youhadwinkled
theyhadwinkled
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to winkle sth out of sb
etw aus jdm herausbekommen [o. inf herauskriegen]

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