winkles in English
noun
1
a small herbivorous shore-dwelling mollusk with a spiral shell.
Shellfish such as oysters, mussels, cockles, winkles , whelks and crabs were collected for food from the estuaries and sea-shores.
verb
1
extract or obtain something with difficulty.
I swore I wasn't going to tell her, but she winkled it all out of me
Use "winkles" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "winkles" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "winkles", or refer to the context using the word "winkles" in the English Dictionary.
1. Traditionally sold with winkles and whelks, Cockles have been a popular British seaside snack for many years