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twinkly
twin·kle T0437900 (twĭng′kəl)v. twin·kled, twin·kling, twin·kles v.intr.1. To shine with slight, intermittent gleams, as distant lights or stars; flicker; glimmer. See Synonyms at flash.2. To be bright or sparkling, as with merriment or delight: eyes that twinkled with joy.3. To blink or wink the eyes.4. To move about or to and fro rapidly and gracefully; flit.v.tr. To emit (light) in slight, intermittent gleams.n.1. A slight, intermittent gleam of light; a sparkling flash; a glimmer.2. A sparkle of merriment or delight in the eye.3. A brief interval; a twinkling.4. A rapid to-and-fro movement.
[Middle English twinklen, from Old English twinclian, frequentative of twincan, to blink.]
twin′kler n.twink′ly adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  twinkly - smiling with happiness or optimism; "Come to my arms, my beamish boy!"- Lewis Carroll; "a room of smiling faces"; "a round red twinkly Santa Claus"beamish, smilingcheerful - being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be" |
IdiomsSeetwinkleMedicalSeeTwinkletwinkly
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