TWINKLE


Meaning of TWINKLE in English

v. & n.

--v.

1. intr. (of a star or light etc.) shine with rapidly intermittent gleams.

2 intr. (of the eyes) sparkle.

3 intr. (of the feet in dancing) move lightly and rapidly.

4 tr. emit (a light or signal) in quick gleams.

5 tr. blink or wink (one's eyes).

--n.

1. a a sparkle or gleam of the eyes. b a blink or wink.

2 a slight flash of light; a glimmer.

3 a short rapid movement.

Phrases and idioms:

in a twinkle (or a twinkling or the twinkling of an eye) in an instant.

Derivatives:

twinkler n. twinkly adj.

Etymology: OE twinclian

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.