Associations to the word «Winkling»

Wiktionary

WINKLE, noun. A periwinkle or its shell, of family Littorinidae.
WINKLE, noun. Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, especially, in the United States, either of two species Busycotypus canaliculata and Busycon carica.
WINKLE, noun. (children's slang) The penis, especially that of a boy rather than that of a man.
WINKLE, verb. To extract
WINKLE OUT, verb. (British) to acquire something or someone with difficulty
WINKLE OUT, verb. To get something or someone out of entrenched position
WINKLE PICKER, noun. Alternative spelling of winkle-picker

Dictionary definition

WINKLE, noun. Small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked.
WINKLE, noun. Edible marine gastropod.
WINKLE, verb. Emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?".
WINKLE, verb. Gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing".
WINKLE, verb. Remove or displace from a position.

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.