Meaning of winkle out | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Examples

“Tom managed to winkle the truth out of John eventually.”

“He watched her blink rapidly and choose a difference sort of release: “I mean, since you’re so good at winkling people out!””

“[…] was mopping up the remnants of German resistance and trying to winkle out individual enemy soldiers from their hiding places.”

“[…] using cloak-and-dagger methods to winkle out unwanted tenants and assemble vacant sites […]”

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