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Kinkle vs Winkle - What's the difference?

kinkle | winkle |

As verbs the difference between kinkle and winkle

is that kinkle is to kink while winkle is to extract.

As nouns the difference between kinkle and winkle

is that kinkle is a kink or twist while winkle is a periwinkle or its shell, of family .

kinkle

English

Etymology 1

From .

Verb

(kinkl)
  • To kink.
  • Etymology 2

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A kink or twist
  • winkle

    English

    (wikipedia winkle) (Fulgar)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A periwinkle or its shell, of family .
  • Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, especially, in the United States, either of two species .
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  • (children's slang) The penis, especially that of a boy rather than that of a man.
  • Synonyms

    * (Littorinidae) oyster drill * * See also

    See also

    * winkle out *

    Verb

    (winkl)
  • to extract
  • Anagrams

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