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Meaning of winkle out | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Čeština páčit
Polski wysiudać

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 […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

winkled winkled out winkles out winkling winkling out winks

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