winkle
🇬🇧 UK/'wiŋkl/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A small edible sea snail with a spiral shell
滨螺,食用螺
v.
To extract or remove something or someone from a place with difficulty (usually followed by 'out')
费力地取出,逐出
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishwinkleother
=winkle
Example Sentences
- 1.
The chef carefully winkled the meat out from the small winkle shells.
- 2.
It took patience and skill to winkle the ancient coins from the rocky crevices.