单词 | winkle out |
释义 | winkle out (once / 738707 pages) v WORD FAMILY winkle out: winkles out USAGE EXAMPLESThey know how to winkle out a narrative. The Guardian(Jul 20, 2013) And naturally the idea that a claimant could use closed material procedure to winkle out information from the intelligence services horrified the spies' lawyers. The Guardian(Feb 17, 2013) What linguistic and cultural trends have you managed to winkle out of Google's searchable database? The Guardian(Dec 17, 2010) 1v remove or displace from a position Syn|Hyper winkle bring out, get out take out of a container or enclosed space 2v force from a place or position The committee winkled out the unqualified candidates Hyper remove remove from a position or an office |
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