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
  • If a fan’s only window into football analytics is a contextless statistic that flashes on the screen, though, then they might be justified in thinking data was useless.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Archie the coach strides past my possie and flashes me a smile.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 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
  • The lasers converge and somehow create what looks like a circular portal to another planet which shimmers and spins.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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