Dictionary Definition
twinkle n : a rapid change in brightness; a brief
spark or flash [syn: scintillation, sparkling]
Verb
2 emit or reflect light in a flickering manner;
"Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
[syn: winkle, scintillate]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Verb
- In the context of "of a source of light": to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer
- The stars were twinkling in the dark sky.
- We could see the lights of the village twinkling in the distance.
- The stars were twinkling in the dark sky.
- In the context of "especially|of eyes": to be bright with delight
- His shrewd little eyes twinkled roguishly.''
- to bat, blink or wink the eyes
- Mrs. Juliet M. Hueffer Soskice, "Reminiscences of an Artist's
Granddaughter",
- She smiled and gave a little nod and twinkled her eyes and said, ...
- Mrs. Juliet M. Hueffer Soskice, "Reminiscences of an Artist's
Granddaughter",
- to flit to and fro
- Dorothy Gilman, "Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle"
- A butterfly twinkled among the vines ...
- Dorothy Gilman, "Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle"
Synonyms
Translations
to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer
- Finnish: tuikkia, kimallella
- Spanish: titilar
to be bright with delight
to bat, blink or wink the eyes
to flit to and fro
- Finnish: liikehtiä sinne tänne
Noun
- a sparkle or glimmer
of light
- Robert De Beaugrande, "Text, Discourse, and Process",
- Soon the rocket was out of sight, and the flame was only seen as a tiny twinkle of light.
- Robert De Beaugrande, "Text, Discourse, and Process",
- a sparkle of delight in the eyes.
- He was a rotund, jolly man with a twinkle in his eye.
- a flitting movement
- James Russell Lowell, "Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell",
- I saw the twinkle of white feet,
- James Russell Lowell, "Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell",
Translations
a sparkle of delight in the eyes
a flitting movement
Extensive Definition
Twinkle may refer to one of the following.
- Scintillation (astronomy), a phenomenon in the viewing [e.g. of stars]
- Winking or blinking an eye
- Twinkle (dance step), a dance step in some ballroom dances
- Twinkle (singer), a British pop singer in the 1960s.
- Twinkle (comic), a British comic (1968–1999).
- Twinkle Bajpai, a female contestant in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005 who managed to obtain 8th position
- Twinkle, a fictional blade used by Drizzt Do'Urden in the Forgotten Realms fantasy universe.
- Twinkling (hand signal), a hand signal used in the process of consensual decision making
- Twinkle Flashcards, a flashcard program for Palm OS handhelds
- Twinkle (software), Qt based VoIP soft phone for Linux
- TWINKLE, a hypothetical integer factorization device
- Twinkle, a pop song by Koda Kumi and Show Luo.
- Twinkle, one of the cousins from We Love Katamari and Me & My Katamari.
twinkle in Dutch: Twinkle
twinkle in Japanese: トゥインクル
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
bat,
blink, blinking, breath, coruscate, coruscating, coruscation, coup, crack, dance, dancing, dazzle, dazzling, firefly, flash, flashing, flicker, flickering, fulgurate, fulguration, gleam, gleaming, glimmer, glimmering, glint, glisk, glisten, glistening, glister, glitter, glittering, glowworm, half a jiffy, half a
mo, half a second, half a shake, illuminate, instant, jiff, jiffy, light, light up, microsecond, millisecond, minute, moment, nictitate, scintilla, scintillate, scintillating, scintillation, sec, second, shake, shimmer, shimmering, shine, shining, spangle, spark, sparking, sparkle, sparkling, split second,
stroboscopic light, stroke, tick, tinsel, trice, twink, twinkling, twitch, two shakes, wink, winking