[
US
/ˈtwɪŋkəɫ/
]
[ UK /twˈɪŋkəl/ ]
[ UK /twˈɪŋkəl/ ]
VERB
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emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star? -
gleam or glow intermittently
The lights were flashing
NOUN
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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 - a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
How To Use twinkle In A Sentence
- He said the unsayable and the unthinkable but with a twinkle. Times, Sunday Times
- Here is my compile command "cc - Wall - lncurses - o twinkle twinkle. c" I am using fedora 12. 'env' shows that TERM = linux. LinuxQuestions.org
- Witty and warm with a mischievous twinkle in his eye. The Sun
- She rubbed my arm comfortingly with a small twinkle of mischief that I had seen somewhere else.
- Their faces light up and eyes twinkle as if there's a current of electricity swirling inside them.
- Terry rolled his eyes, but the green orbs twinkled with amusement.
- And now the engineer pulled out the throttle-valve to make up for lost time, and the clatter of the train faded into a distant roar, and its lights began to twinkle into indistinctness.
- In the twinkle of an eye two powerful Quadi followed the dispensator, and, seizing Chilo by the remnant of his hair, tied his own rags around his neck and dragged him to the prison. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero
- She's got a mischievous sense of humour and a twinkle in her eye. The Sun
- Witty and warm with a mischievous twinkle in his eye. The Sun