单词 | twinkle |
释义 | twinkle —twinkler, n. /twing"keuhl/, v. , twinkled, twinkling, n. v.i. 1. to shine with a flickering gleam of light, as a star or distant light. 2. to sparkle in the light: The diamond on her finger twinkled in the firelight. 3. (of the eyes) to be bright with amusement, pleasure, etc. 4. to move flutteringly and quickly, as flashes of light; flit. 5. Archaic. to wink; blink. v.t. 6. to emit (light) in intermittent gleams or flashes. 7. Archaic. to wink (the eyes or eyelids). n. 8. a flickering or intermittent brightness or light. 9. a scintillating brightness in the eyes; sparkle. 10. the time required for a wink; twinkling. 11. Archaic. a wink. [bef. 900; ME twinklen (v.), OE twinclian; see TWINK, -LE] |
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