What does winkle out mean?

winkle out means "force from a place or position". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for winkle out?

Close synonyms include winkle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is winkle out a common word?

winkle out is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Winkle out — meaning, 2 senses and 1 synonym

verb

2 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
force from a place or position
“The committee winkled out the unqualified candidates”
Broaderremove
2.
remove or displace from a position
Synonymswinkle
Broaderbring out

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What does winkle out mean?: winkle out means "force from a place or position". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

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