twin´kler

twin´kler: twin|kle «TWIHNG kuhl», verb, -kled, -kling, noun.

–v.i.

1. to shine with quick little gleams; sparkle; glitter: »The stars twinkled. His eyes twinkled when he laughed.
SYNONYM(S): scintillate.

2. to move quickly, especially up and down, to and fro, or in and out: »The dancer's feet twinkled.

3. Archaic. a) to close and open the eye or eyes quickly (voluntarily or involuntarily); blink. b) to make a signal by this means; wink.

–v.t.

to cause to twinkle.

–n.

1. a twinkling; sparkle; gleam; scintillation: »He has a merry twinkle in his eye.

2. a quick motion.

3. a quick motion of the eye; blink.

4. the time it takes to wink: »in the twinkle of an eye.

╂[Old English twinclian (apparently frequentative) < unrecorded Old English twincan twink¹]

–twin´kler, noun.

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twin|kle — «TWIHNG kuhl», verb, kled, kling, noun. –v.i. 1. to shine with quick little gleams; sparkle; glitter: »The stars twinkled. His eyes twinkled when he laughed. SYNONYM(S): scintillate. 2. to move quickly, especially up and down, to and fro, or in… … Useful english dictionary
kler — peri·win·kler; tin·kler; twin·kler; spar·kler; sprin·kler; … English syllables
twin — in·ter·twin·ing·ly; twin; twin·berry; twin·dle; twin·er; twin·gle; twin·kler; twin·kling; twin·kly; twin·ly; twin·ner; twin·ship; twin·kle; twin·ter; … English syllables
twinkler — twin·kler … English syllables
twinkle — twin•kle [[t]ˈtwɪŋ kəl[/t]] v. kled, kling, n. 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 … From formal English to slang
Twinkler — Twin kler, n. One who, or that which, twinkles, or winks; a winker; an eye. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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