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Britannica Dictionary definition of WINKLE
winkle out
[phrasal verb] British
1
winkle out (something)
or
winkle (something) out of (someone)
:
to use a lot of effort to get (information) from a person
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It was hard to winkle out the facts.
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They winkled a confession out of him.
2
winkle (someone or something) out of (something)
:
to remove (someone or something) from (a place or position) by using a lot of effort
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They were winkled out of their hiding places.
