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twinkle

twin·kle
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [twing-kuh l]
    • /ˈtwɪŋ kəl/
    • /ˈtwɪŋ.kl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [twing-kuh l]
    • /ˈtwɪŋ kəl/

Definitions of twinkle word

  • verb without object twinkle to shine with a flickering gleam of light, as a star or distant light. 1
  • verb without object twinkle to sparkle in the light: The diamond on her finger twinkled in the firelight. 1
  • verb without object twinkle (of the eyes) to be bright with amusement, pleasure, etc. 1
  • verb without object twinkle to move flutteringly and quickly, as flashes of light; flit. 1
  • verb without object twinkle Archaic. to wink; blink. 1
  • verb with object twinkle to emit (light) in intermittent gleams or flashes. 1

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Origin of twinkle

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English twinklen (v.), Old English twinclian; see twink, -le

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Twinkle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

twinkle popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

twinkle usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for twinkle

noun twinkle

  • beam — If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something.
  • bedazzlement — to impress forcefully, especially so as to make oblivious to faults or shortcomings: Audiences were bedazzled by her charm.
  • coruscation — a gleam or flash of light
  • dartle — to move swiftly and repeatedly
  • flicker — to burn unsteadily; shine with a wavering light: The candle flickered in the wind and went out.

verb twinkle

  • dancing — When people dance for enjoyment or to entertain others, you can refer to this activity as dancing.
  • flash — a precedence code for handling messages about initial enemy contact or operational combat messages of extreme urgency within the U.S. military.
  • glance — to look quickly or briefly.
  • gleam — a flash or beam of light: the gleam of a lantern in the dark.
  • glimmer — a faint or unsteady light; gleam.

Top questions with twinkle

  • why do stars twinkle?
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  • why do the stars twinkle?
  • twinkle twinkle little star how i wonder what you are?
  • why do some stars twinkle?
  • how to play twinkle twinkle little star on the piano?
  • how to play twinkle twinkle little star on the recorder?
  • what does twinkle mean?
  • twinkle twinkle little star how we wonder what you are?
  • how to play twinkle twinkle little star?
  • why do stars appear to twinkle?
  • what is twinkle?
  • how to make christmas lights twinkle?
  • how to play twinkle twinkle little star on the violin?
  • how to play twinkle little star on piano?

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