twinkle

1. v. i. To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink. Source: opted

2. v. i. To shine with an intermitted or a broken, quavering light; to flash at intervals; to sparkle; to scintillate. Source: opted

3. n. A closing or opening, or a quick motion, of the eye; a wink or sparkle of the eye. Source: opted

4. n. A brief flash or gleam, esp. when rapidly repeated. Source: opted

5. n. The time of a wink; a twinkling. Source: opted

6. n. a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash Source: wordnet

7. n. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance Source: wordnet

8. v. gleam or glow intermittently Source: wordnet

9. v. emit or reflect light in a flickering manner Source: wordnet

10. 1. To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink. The owl fell a moping and twinkling. L' Estrange. 2. To shine with an intermitted or a broken, quavering light; to flash at intervals; to sparkle; to scintillate. These stars not twinkle when viewed through telescopes that have large apertures. Sir I. Newton. The western sky twinkled with stars. Sir W. Scott. 1. A closing or opening, or a quick motion, of the eye; a wink or sparkle of the eye. Suddenly, with twinkle of her eye, The damsel broke his misintended dart. Spenser. 2. A brief flash or gleam, esp. when rapidly repeated. 3. The time of a wink; a twinkling. Dryden. Source: webster

11. n:37/v:63 n. a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash v. emit or reflect light in a flickering manner Source: ecdict

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