transcription, транскрипция: [ twɪŋk(ə)l ]
( twinkles, twinkling, twinkled)
1.
If a star or a light twinkles , it shines with an unsteady light which rapidly and constantly changes from bright to faint.
At night, lights twinkle in distant villages across the valleys.
...a band of twinkling diamonds.
VERB : V , V-ing
2.
If you say that someone’s eyes twinkle , you mean that their face expresses good humour or amusement.
She saw her mother’s eyes twinkle with amusement.
VERB : V
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Twinkle is also a noun.
A kindly twinkle came into her eyes.
N-SING