winkles

present tense third-person singular of winkle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for winkles
Verb
  • Nothing gleams as beautifully as a white kitchen.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The sinister Dark Hearts motorcycle gang can be a little one-note, but Jamie McShane flashes frightening menace as gang leader Perry.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The dial is surrounded by an LED ring that is blue when the griddle is on and cool, flashes red when in preheating mode, turns solid red when the target temperature is reached, flashes yellow when in Auto Season mode, and flashes orange if there’s an error.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The novel sparkles with Sosa’s signature wit and sense of humor; the banter between Javi and Mari is deliciously funny, bursting with laugh-out-loud moments on seemingly every other page.
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The place sparkles, even at two-thirds completed, with reconstruction of the east side slated as the next phase.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Beneath the Saharan sun, Ghadames shimmers like a mirage—its labyrinthine Old Town a maze of mudbrick homes, painted with delicate geometric motifs and cooled by ancient foggaras.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • This technique often is used with fencing to create a visual barrier and to startle geese when the tape shimmers in the breeze.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Winkles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winkles. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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