wikipedia|dab=twinkle
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Pronunciation
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Verb
en-verb|twinkl|ing

1. context|of a source of light 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.

1. context|especially|of eyes to be bright with delight

#: His shrewd little eyes twinkled roguishly.

1. 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, ...

1. to flit to and fro

#* Dorothy Gilman, "Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle"
#*: A butterfly twinkled among the vines ...

Synonyms
glimmer
scintillate
wink

Translations
trans-top|to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer
Finnish: tuikkia, kimallella
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trans-top|to be bright with delight
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trans-top|to bat, blink or wink the eyes
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trans-top|to flit to and fro
Finnish: liikehtiä sinne tänne
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Noun
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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.

1. a sparkle of delight in the eyes.

#: He was a rotund, jolly man with a twinkle in his eye.

1. a flitting movement

#* James Russell Lowell, "Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell",
#*: I saw the twinkle of white feet,

Translations
trans-top|a sparkle or glimmer of light
Finnish: tuike, pilke
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trans-top|a sparkle of delight in the eyes
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trans-top|a flitting movement
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