I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a star twinkles (= shines with an unsteady light )
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Stars began to twinkle in the darkening night sky.
sb's eyes twinkle/dance with mischief (= they show that someone wants to cause trouble, play tricks etc )
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Leo nodded, his eyes shining with mischief.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
in the twinkling of an eye
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But in the supernatural universe the Great Battle was won in the twinkling of an eye.
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But stop pushing me, stop expecting me to change in the twinkling of an eye.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Over her shoulder, the stars twinkled in the black sky.
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The lights of the town twinkled beyond the desert.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Below them the lights of the town twinkled unconcernedly on.
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From it one could see lights twinkling in the little town below, and fishing-boats with lights at sea.
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He grinned, his eyes twinkling wetly.
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His smile broadened and his eyes twinkled with whimsy.
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The castle-like stretch to interior sky twinkling with crystal lights.
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Votive candles twinkle in every room.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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His leonine aspect and the mischievous twinkle in his eye made his appearance as arresting as his personality.
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I do not have any twinkle in my eyes.
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It was around this time that the twinkle in the planner's eye was transformed into a 20-storey tower-block.
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There was no twinkle in her eyes and no coy smile on her lips.