winkle out[verb]Synonyms: extract, dig out, dislodge, draw out, extricate, force out, prise out
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
winkle somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb British English (
see also winkle)
1. to make someone leave a place:
Government critics were winkled out of their positions of influence.2. to get information from someone who does not want to give it to you:
Candy was very good at winkling out secrets. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲