A periwinkle or its shell, of family Littorinidae. / Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, especially, in the United States, either of two species Busycotypus canaliculata and Busycon carica.

Synonym of winkle out (“to acquire or extract with difficulty”)

plural of winkle

simple past tense and past participle of winkle

plural of Winkle

A surname.

present participle of winkle

(UK, Ireland) A person who harvests periwinkles (a kind of sea snail) to be eaten. / An implement used to extract the flesh of a periwinkle from its shell.

Alternative spelling of winkle-picker

(transitive, Britain) To acquire with difficulty, as by thorough scrutiny. / (transitive) To get (something or someone) out of an entrenched position.