Twinkle
WordNet

noun


(1)   Merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
"He had a sparkle in his eye"
"There's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"
(2)   A rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash

verb


(3)   Gleam or glow intermittently
"The lights were flashing"
(4)   Emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
"Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
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Verb



  1. to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer
    The stars were twinkling in the dark sky.
    We could see the lights of the village twinkling in the distance.
  2. to be bright with delight
    His shrewd little eyes twinkled roguishly.
  3. to bat, blink or wink the eyes
    • Mrs. Juliet M. Hueffer Soskice, "Reminiscences of an Artist's Granddaughter",
      She smiled and gave a little nod and twinkled her eyes and said, ...
  4. to flit to and fro
    • Dorothy Gilman, "Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle"
      A butterfly twinkled among the vines ...

Noun



  1. a sparkle or glimmer of light
    • Robert De Beaugrande, "Text, Discourse, and Process",
      Soon the rocket was out of sight, and the flame was only seen as a tiny twinkle of light.
  2. a sparkle of delight in the eyes.
    He was a rotund, jolly man with a twinkle in his eye.
  3. a flitting movement
    • James Russell Lowell, "Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell",
      I saw the twinkle of white feet,
 
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