TWINKLE


Meaning of TWINKLE in English

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

Twinkle is also a noun.

A kindly twinkle came into her eyes.

N-SING

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.