twin|kle

twin|kle
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.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • kle — bag·gy·wrin·kle; bar·kle; chin·kle; crin·kle cran·kle; crun·kle; dar·kle; far·kle·ber·ry; han·kle; hur·kle; kin·kle; kle·bels·berg·ite; mei·kle; pen·ny·win·kle; pi·kle; pran·kle; prin·kle; smir·kle; spar·kle·ber·ry; tan·kle; trin·kle; tur·kle;… …   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

  • twinkle — twin·kle …   English syllables

  • twinkle — twin|kle1 [ twıŋkl ] verb intransitive 1. ) if lights or stars twinkle, they become brighter then weaker in a way that is not steady or continuous: We could see lights twinkling in the little town below. 2. ) if someone s eyes twinkle, they seem… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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

  • Twinkle — Twin kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twinkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twinkling}.] [OE. twinklen, AS. twinclian; akin to OE. twinken to blink, wink, G. zwinken, zwinkern, and perhaps to E. twitch.] 1. To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Twinkle — Twin kle, n. 1. A closing or opening, or a quick motion, of the eye; a wink or sparkle of the eye. [1913 Webster] Suddenly, with twinkle of her eye, The damsel broke his misintended dart. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A brief flash or gleam, esp.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Twinkled — Twinkle Twin kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twinkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twinkling}.] [OE. twinklen, AS. twinclian; akin to OE. twinken to blink, wink, G. zwinken, zwinkern, and perhaps to E. twitch.] 1. To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Twinkling — Twinkle Twin kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twinkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twinkling}.] [OE. twinklen, AS. twinclian; akin to OE. twinken to blink, wink, G. zwinken, zwinkern, and perhaps to E. twitch.] 1. To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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