TWINKLE
\twˈɪŋkə͡l], \twˈɪŋkəl], \t_w_ˈɪ_ŋ_k_əl]\
Definitions of TWINKLE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
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a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
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emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
By Princeton University
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gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
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a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To shine with an intermitted or a broken, quavering light; to flash at intervals; to sparkle; to scintillate.
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A closing or opening, or a quick motion, of the eye; a wink or sparkle of the eye.
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A brief flash or gleam, esp. when rapidly repeated.
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The time of a wink; a twinkling.
By Oddity Software
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A quick motion of the eye; a wink or gleam of the eye; a quick gleam; a flash that comes and goes, giving the effect of winking.
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To open and shut rapidly; wink; sparkle; to flash in and out rapidly.
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To cause to flash or sparkle; blink.
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Twinkled.
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Twinkling.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To shine with a trembling, sparkling light: to sparkle: to open and shut the eyes rapidly: to quiver.
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TWINKLER.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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A shining with intermitted light; a sparkle, as of the eye; a quick motion of the eye; a moment; an instant.
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To sparkle; to flash at intervals; to shine with a broken quivering light; to open and shut the eye by turns; to play irregularly.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
