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twin·kle
(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.
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twinkle
(ˈtwɪŋkəl)vb (mainly intr)
1. to emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; shine brightly and intermittently; sparkle: twinkling stars.
2. (of the eyes) to sparkle, esp with amusement or delight
3. rare to move about quickly
4. (also tr) rare to wink (the eyes); blink
n
5. an intermittent gleam of light; flickering brightness; sparkle or glimmer
6. an instant
7. a rare word for wink1
[Old English twinclian; related to Middle High German zwinken to blink]
ˈtwinkler n
ˈtwinkly adj
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twin•kle
(ˈtwɪŋ kəl)v. -kled, -kling,
n. v.i.
1. to shine with a flickering gleam of light, as a star or distant light.
2. to sparkle in the light.
3. (of the eyes) to be bright with amusement, pleasure, etc.
4. to move flutteringly and quickly, as flashes of light.
5. Archaic. to wink; blink.
v.t. 6. to emit (light) in intermittent gleams or flashes.
7. Archaic. to wink (the eyes).
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.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English twinclian; akin to Middle English twinken to wink]
twin′kler, n.
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twinkle
Past participle: twinkled
Gerund: twinkling
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| Noun | 1. |  twinkle - a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flashalteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" |
| 2. |  twinkle - 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"expression, look, face, facial expression, aspect - the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" | |
| Verb | 1. |  twinkle - gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"radiate - cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays; "The sun is radiating" |
| 2. |  twinkle - emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"celestial body, heavenly body - natural objects visible in the sky beam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" scintillate - give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes" |
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twinkle
verb
noun
1. sparkle, light, flash, spark, shine, glittering, gleam, blink, flicker, wink, shimmer, glimmer, glistening, scintillation, coruscation a kindly twinkle came into his eyes
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twinkle
verb2. To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks:
1. A sudden quick light:
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Translations
إشْعاع بالفَرَحتلألُؤيتلألأ، يُشِعُّ فَرِحايومِض، يَتَلألأ
blikatjiskřitmihotánízajiskření
blinketindretindren
לנצנץ
felcsillan
blikblikablika, glitra
bliksėjimasbliksėtiugnelėžibsėjimasžiburiuoti
dzirkstsmirgošanamirgotspīdētuguntiņa
ligotaťmihanie
svetlikati se
ışıldamaışıldamakışıltıparıldamaparıldamak
twinkle
[ˈtwɪŋkl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
twinkle
[ˈtwɪŋkəl] n
[stars, lights] → scintillement m
(in eyes) → pétillement m
vi
[stars, lights] → scintiller
[eyes] → pétiller
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twinkle
vi (stars) → funkeln, flimmern, glitzern; (eyes) → blitzen, funkeln; her feet twinkled across the stage → sie bewegte sich leichtfüßig über die Bühne
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
twinkle
(ˈtwiŋkl) verb1. to shine with a small, slightly unsteady light. The stars twinkled in the sky.
2. (of eyes) to shine in this way usually to express amusement. His eyes twinkled mischievously.
noun1. an expression of amusement (in one's eyes).
2. the act of twinkling.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
twinkle
n. guiñada, pestañeo;
v. guiñar un ojo; pestañear, parpadear;
in a ___ → en un momento, en un instante.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012