Twinkle - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtwɪŋkl|  American pronunciation of the word twinkle
Brit.  |ˈtwɪŋk(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word twinkle

noun

- a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash (syn: scintillation, sparkling)
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance (syn: light, spark, sparkle)
there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes

verb

- gleam or glow intermittently (syn: blink, flash, wink, winkle)
- emit or reflect light in a flickering manner (syn: scintillate, winkle)
Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?

Extra examples

The lights of the city twinkled in the distance.

Stars twinkle in the night sky.

Her eyes twinkled with excitement.

We saw the twinkle of a candle in the window.

...in just a twinkle, the shooting star was gone...

He had a roguish twinkle in his eye.

The blade twinkles in the sun.

His eyes twinkled with amusement.

I love to see the fans fluttering, the ankles twinkling, the bouquets waving.

I saw lights twinkling in the little town below us.

Her eyes twinkled with amusement.

Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: twinkle
he/she/it: twinkles
present participle: twinkling
past tense: twinkled
past participle: twinkled
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