TWINKLE


Meaning of TWINKLE in English

/ ˈtwɪŋkl; NAmE / verb , noun

■ verb [ v ]

1.

to shine with a light that keeps changing from bright to faint to bright again :

Stars twinkled in the sky.

twinkling lights in the distance

➡ note at shine

2.

twinkle (with sth) | twinkle (at sb) if your eyes twinkle , you have a bright expression because you are happy or excited :

twinkling blue eyes

Her eyes twinkled with merriment.

■ noun [ sing. ]

1.

an expression in your eyes that shows you are happy or amused about sth :

He looked at me with a twinkle in his eye .

2.

a small light that keeps changing from bright to faint to bright again :

the twinkle of stars

the twinkle of the harbour lights in the distance

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English twinclian (verb), of Germanic origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.