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[ twing-kuhl ] / ˈtwɪŋ kəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR twinkle ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object), twin·kled, twin·kling.to shine with a flickering gleam of light, as a star or distant light. to sparkle in the light: The diamond on her finger twinkled in the firelight. (of the eyes) to be bright with amusement, pleasure, etc. to move flutteringly and quickly, as flashes of light; flit. Archaic. to wink; blink. verb (used with object), twin·kled, twin·kling.to emit (light) in intermittent gleams or flashes. Archaic. to wink (the eyes or eyelids). nouna flickering or intermittent brightness or light. a scintillating brightness in the eyes; sparkle. the time required for a wink; a twinkling. Archaic. a wink. Origin of twinklebefore 900; Middle English twinklen (v.), Old English twinclian;see twink, -le OTHER WORDS FROM twinkletwinkler, nounun·twin·kled, adjectiveWords nearby twinkletwi-nighter, Twining, twinjet, twink, twin killing, twinkle, “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”, twinkling, twink out, twinleaf, twin-lens camera Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for twinkleQuickly switch between eight lighting modes, including twinkle and steady. Twinkle lights that instantly cheer up your home|PopSci Commerce Team|August 27, 2020|Popular Science Where the light, which made all this place so bright and beautiful, came from, Twinkle could not imagine. Twinkle and Chubbins|L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum "It does, by virtue of the office you hold," replied Mr. Twinkle. Jack Harkaway in New York|Bracebridge Hemyng Twinkle, if there were fifteen seeds on a dandelion, and the wind blew ten away, how many would be left? Lulu's Library, Volume II|Louisa M. Alcott
The entrance at this moment of five additional members of the club, effectually disposed of Mr. Twinkle's point of order. Jack Harkaway in New York|Bracebridge Hemyng "Let us go back to the house and enjoy Mr. Van Hoosen's hospitality," suggested Mr. Twinkle. Jack Harkaway in New York|Bracebridge Hemyng
British Dictionary definitions for twinkle
verb (mainly intr)to emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; shine brightly and intermittently; sparkletwinkling stars (of the eyes) to sparkle, esp with amusement or delight rare to move about quickly (also tr) rare to wink (the eyes); blink nounan intermittent gleam of light; flickering brightness; sparkle or glimmer an instant Derived forms of twinkletwinkler, nountwinkly, adjectiveWord Origin for twinkleOld English twinclian; related to Middle High German zwinken to blink Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to twinkleilluminate, glisten, wink, gleam, flicker, shimmer, blink, sparkle, glint, glitter, glow, light up, light, flash, coruscate, scintillate |