winkle

Meaning

Noun

1. A periwinkle or its shell, of family Littorinidae.
2. Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, especially, in the United States, either of two species Busycotypus canaliculatus or Busycon carica.
3. (childish, slang) The penis, especially that of a child rather than that of an adult.

Verb

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

Synonyms

periwinkle

twinkle

blink

flash

scintillate

wink

😉

winkle out

snail

🐌

flick

whelk

water-snail

occult

flicker

Translations

alikruik

chiocciola di mare

centellejar

cargolí

pisello

zizi

llambrar

εδώδιμος θαλασσινός σάλιαγκος

llambregar

εδώδιμος θαλασσινός κοχλίας

αναβοσβήνω

θαλασσινό σαλιγκάρι

bigorneau

ciller

cargol de mar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɪŋkəl/

Etymology

Short for periwinkle.