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Winkling
UK
/ˈwɪŋklɪŋ/
US
/ˈwɪŋklɪŋ/
Translation winkling into russian
winkling
Noun
UK
/ˈwɪŋklɪŋ/
US
/ˈwɪŋklɪŋ/
winkling
winklings pl
The children collected winklings from the rocky shore.
Дети собирали морских улиток с каменистого берега.
winkle
Verbwinkling
Gerund
winkle
winkles
winkled Past Simple / Past Participle
winkling Gerund
He managed to winkle the truth out of her.
Ему удалось выковыривать правду из неё.
Definitions
winkling
Noun
UK
/ˈwɪŋklɪŋ/
US
/ˈwɪŋklɪŋ/
A small edible marine snail, often found in coastal waters.
The children collected winklings from the tide pools during their beach trip.
The act of extracting or removing something, often with difficulty.
The archaeologist's work involved the careful winkling of artifacts from the ancient site.
winkle
Verb
To extract or obtain something with difficulty.
She managed to winkle out the truth from him after hours of questioning.
To dislodge or remove something from a tight or difficult position.
He had to winkle the old nail out of the wall with a pair of pliers.
Idioms and phrases
winkle (someone) out
They had to winkle him out of his cozy apartment.
выковыривать (кого-то)
Им пришлось выковыривать его из его уютной квартиры.
winkle (something) away
He managed to winkle the old records away from the office.
убирать (что-то) прочь
Он сумел убрать старые записи из офиса.
winkle (something) out
She winkled the truth out of him after several questions.
выуживать (что-то)
Она выудила правду из него после нескольких вопросов.
winkle (someone) from
They tried to winkle her from her comfort zone.
вытаскивать (кого-то) из
Они пытались вытащить её из её зоны комфорта.
winkle (something) from
He winkled the secret from the depths of the old book.
извлекать (что-то) из
Он извлек секрет из глубин старой книги.