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 English
winkleother
=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.

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