winkle

/ˈwɪŋkəl/

Other forms: winkles; winkled; winkling

Definitions of winkle

1. noun

   edible marine gastropod
   synonyms: periwinkle

   type of:

   seasnail

   any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids
2. noun

   small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
   synonyms: periwinkle

   type of:

   seafood

   edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
3. verb

   gleam or glow intermittently
   synonyms: blink, flash, twinkle, wink

   types:

   flick, flicker

   flash intermittently

   type of:

   radiate

   cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays
4. verb

   emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
   synonyms: scintillate, twinkle

   scintillate

   give off

   type of:

   beam, shine

   emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
5. verb

   remove or displace from a position
   synonyms: winkle out

   type of:

   bring out, get out

   take out of a container or enclosed space