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(twiŋ′kəl)

intransitive verb twinkled, twinkling

to shine with quick, intermittent flashes of light, as some stars; sparkle
to light up, as with amusement: said of the eyes
to move about or back and forth quickly and lightly, as a dancer's feet; flicker
Archaic to wink or blink

Origin: ME twinklen < OE twinclian, freq. of base seen in MHG zwinken, to wink

transitive verb

to make twinkle
to emit (light) in quick, intermittent flashes

noun

a flicker or wink of the eye
a quick flash of amusement, etc. in the eye
a quick, intermittent flash of light; sparkle
the very brief time it takes to wink; twinkling

Related Forms:

twinkler noun

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verb twin·kled, twin·kling, twin·kles

verb, intransitive

To shine with slight, intermittent gleams, as distant lights or stars; flicker; glimmer. See Synonyms at flash.
To be bright or sparkling, as with merriment or delight: eyes that twinkled with joy.
To blink or wink the eyes. See Synonyms at blink.
To move about or to and fro rapidly and gracefully; flit.

verb, transitive

To emit (light) in slight, intermittent gleams.

noun

A slight, intermittent gleam of light; a sparkling flash; a glimmer.
A sparkle of merriment or delight in the eye.
A brief interval; a twinkling.
A rapid to-and-fro movement.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English twinklen

Origin: , from Old English twinclian

Origin: , frequentative of twincan, to blink

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Related Forms:

twinˈkler noun

twinkˈly adjective

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