Twinkle Definition
twĭngkəl
twinkled, twinkles, twinkling
verb
twinkled, twinkles, twinkling
To shine with quick, intermittent flashes of light, as some stars; sparkle.
Webster's New World
To make twinkle.
Webster's New World
To light up, as with amusement.
Webster's New World
To be bright or sparkling, as with merriment or delight.
Eyes that twinkled with joy.
American Heritage
To move about or back and forth quickly and lightly, as a dancer's feet; flicker.
Webster's New World
noun
twinkles
A flicker or wink of the eye.
Webster's New World
A quick flash of amusement, etc. in the eye.
Webster's New World
A quick, intermittent flash of light; sparkle.
Webster's New World
The very brief time it takes to wink; twinkling.
Webster's New World
A rapid to-and-fro movement.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Twinkle
Noun
Singular:
twinklePlural:
twinklesOrigin of Twinkle
Middle English twinklen from Old English twinclian frequentative of twincan to blink
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English, from Old English twinclian
From Wiktionary
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