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Twinkle   /twˈɪŋkəl/   Listen
Twinkle

noun
1.
A rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash.  Synonyms: scintillation, sparkling.
2.
Merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance.  Synonyms: light, spark, sparkle.  "There's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"
verb
(past & past part. twinkled; pres. part. twinkling)
1.
Gleam or glow intermittently.  Synonyms: blink, flash, wink, winkle.
2.
Emit or reflect light in a flickering manner.  Synonyms: scintillate, winkle.



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"Twinkle" Quotes from Famous Books



... the lieutenant and Captain Ogilvy stretched on the grass, smoking their pipes together. The daylight had almost deepened into night, and a few stars were beginning to twinkle in the sky. ...
— The Lighthouse • R.M. Ballantyne

... like a shoal Of darting fish, that on a summer morn Adown the crystal dykes at Camelot Come slipping o'er their shadows on the sand, But if a man who stands upon the brink But lift a shining hand against the sun, There is not left the twinkle of a fin Betwixt the cressy islets white in flower; So, scared but at the motion of the man, Fled all the boon companions of the Earl, And left him lying in the public way; So vanish ...
— Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 • Charles Sylvester

... going on twelve," said Uncle Jed, with a twinkle in his small eyes, "me an' her grandpa fought side by side in ...
— Calvary Alley • Alice Hegan Rice

... in the same hearty tones that seemed to fill the little room and—the girls could almost have sworn to it—make it tremble. "But my memory is getting worse and worse, Connie, lass," he added, with a doleful shake of the head that was belied by the merry twinkle in his eyes. "Let me see now, what ...
— Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island - The Mystery of the Wreck • Janet D. Wheeler

... with a twinkle in his eye, "and I'm more than delighted to meet you. Come along, and we'll see if we can't ...
— The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit - Or, Over the Top with the Winnebagos • Hildegard G. Frey


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