Sekirov Dictionary

twinkle

/ˈtwɪŋ.kəl/

noun 5
verb 4
forms 5
phrases 2

noun5

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A sparkle or glimmer of light.
- Soon the rocket was out of sight, and the flame was only seen as a tiny twinkle of light. — 1980
•
A sparkle of delight in the eyes.
- He was a rotund, jolly man with a twinkle in his eye.
(informal) A brief moment; a twinkling.
•
A flitting movement.
- I saw the twinkle of white feet, — 1848
•
(informal, euphemistic) The female genitalia.
- The popular Swedish cartoon song about genitals was translated as "Willie and Twinkle".

verb4

•
To shine with a flickering light; to glimmer.
- We could see the lights of the village twinkling in the distance.
•
To be bright with delight.
- His shrewd little eyes twinkled roguishly.
•
To bat, blink or wink the eyes.
- She smiled and gave a little nod and twinkled her eyes[…] — 1922
•
To flit to and fro.
- A butterfly twinkled among the vines[…] — 1988

forms

twinkled · twinkling · twinkles · twinkleth · twinklest

Phrases with twinkle

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