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