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Winkle

🔄 Synonyms of "Winkle"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
blinkverb	(intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
twinklenoun	(of a source of light) To shine with a flickering light; to glimmer.
scintillateverb	(intransitive) To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
periwinklenoun	A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.
winkle outverb	(transitive) To get (something or someone) out of an entrenched position.
flashnoun	(transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
winknoun	(transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Winkle"

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Word	Definition
periwinklenoun	A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.
winknoun	An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
blinknoun	The act of quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
scintillateverb	(intransitive) To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
twinklenoun	A sparkle or glimmer of light.
flashnoun	A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
winkle outverb	(transitive) To get (something or someone) out of an entrenched position.
ripnoun	A tear (in paper, etc.).
pickersnoun	Agent noun of pick; one who picks.
wigletnoun	A small wig.
windlenoun	An old English measure of corn, half a bushel.
weepverb	To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.
winkernoun	A person or an animal that winks (“blinks with one eye; blinks with one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy”).
wattlenoun	A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof.
wattle-eyenoun	Any bird in the genus Platysteira.
angel wingnoun	(countable, uncountable) A disease of waterfowl in which the last joint of the wing becomes twisted, causing the wing feathers to point laterally outwards; a wing of this kind.
wipeverb	(transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)
cheewinknoun	Alternative form of chewink. [A species of New World sparrow, Pipilo erythrophthalmus.]
pillwormnoun	(rare) Any myriapod which rolls up for protection; a galleyworm.
ianthinanoun	Any of the family Epitoniidae (syn. Janthinidae) of violet snails.