winkle Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
periwinkle.
noun edible marine gastropod
periwinkle.
verb emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
scintillate; twinkle.
- Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?
verb gleam or glow intermittently
wink; flash; twinkle; blink.
- The lights were flashing
verb remove or displace from a position
winkle out.

AS. wincle.

(Zoöl.) (a) Any periwinkle. Holland. (b) Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the United States, either of two species of Fulgar (F. canaliculata, and F. carica). ✍ These are large mollusks which often destroy large numbers of oysters by drilling their shells and sucking their blood.