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ALL meanings of twinkle

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  • 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
  • verb with object twinkle Archaic. to wink (the eyes or eyelids). 1
  • noun twinkle a flickering or intermittent brightness or light. 1
  • noun twinkle a scintillating brightness in the eyes; sparkle. 1
  • noun twinkle the time required for a wink; a twinkling. 1
  • noun twinkle Archaic. a wink. 1
  • intransitive verb twinkle star, light 1
  • noun twinkle in eye 1
  • noun twinkle gleam of light 1
  • intransitive verb twinkle eyes: sparkle 1
  • verb twinkle If a star or a light twinkles, it shines with an unsteady light which rapidly and constantly changes from bright to faint. 0
  • verb twinkle If you say that someone's eyes twinkle, you mean that their face expresses good humour or amusement. 0
  • verb twinkle Twinkle is also a noun. 0
  • verb twinkle to emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; shine brightly and intermittently; sparkle 0
  • verb twinkle (of the eyes) to sparkle, esp with amusement or delight 0
  • verb twinkle to move about quickly 0
  • verb twinkle to wink (the eyes); blink 0
  • noun twinkle an intermittent gleam of light; flickering brightness; sparkle or glimmer 0
  • noun twinkle an instant 0
  • intransitive verb twinkle to shine with quick, intermittent flashes of light, as some stars; sparkle 0
  • intransitive verb twinkle to light up, as with amusement 0
  • intransitive verb twinkle to move about or back and forth quickly and lightly, as a dancer's feet; flicker 0
  • intransitive verb twinkle to wink or blink 0
  • verb transitive twinkle to make twinkle 0
  • verb transitive twinkle to emit (light) in quick, intermittent flashes 0
  • noun twinkle a flicker or wink of the eye 0
  • noun twinkle a quick flash of amusement, etc. in the eye 0
  • noun twinkle a quick, intermittent flash of light; sparkle 0
  • noun twinkle the very brief time it takes to wink; twinkling 0
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