twinkle

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twinkle

The stars twinkle in the clear night sky.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To shine with a flickering or intermittent light; to emit light in small, quick flashes.
    • (Of the eyes) To sparkle, especially with amusement or liveliness.
    • To move lightly and rapidly.

  2. Noun:

    • A flickering or intermittent gleam of light.
    • A sparkle of amusement or liveliness in a person's eyes.
    • A very short period of time; an instant.
Usage and Examples

  • Verb:

    • Stars twinkle in the night sky. (They shine with a flickering light.)
    • Her eyes twinkled with mischief as she told the joke. (Her eyes sparkled with amusement.)
    • The dancer's feet twinkled across the stage. (They moved with quick, light steps.)

  • Noun:

    • We watched the twinkle of distant city lights. (We watched their flickering gleam.)
    • He had a friendly twinkle in his eye. (He had a sparkle of friendliness in his expression.)
    • The magician made the coin vanish in a twinkle. (It disappeared in an instant.)
Advanced Usage
  • "In the twinkle/twinkling of an eye": An idiom meaning in a very short time; instantly.
    • The mood in the room changed in the twinkling of an eye.
  • To describe a quality: Used figuratively to describe a lively, cheerful, or mischievous quality.
    • There was a twinkle of genius in his proposal.
Variants and Related Words
  • Twinkling (noun/adj): The act of shining with a flickering light; a very brief time (e.g., ). Also used as an adjective (e.g., ).
  • Twinkly (adj): Having a twinkle; sparkling (e.g., ).
Synonyms
  • Verb: Sparkle, glitter, shimmer, flicker, gleam, flash.
  • Noun: Sparkle, gleam, glimmer, flicker, flash.
Antonyms
  • Verb: Glow steadily, beam, glare.
  • Noun: Dullness, gloom.
Idioms and Phrases
  • In the twinkle/twinkling of an eye: Extremely quickly; in an instant.
    • The car was repaired in the twinkling of an eye.
  • A twinkle in one's eye:
    • A sparkle indicating amusement or a secret.
      • She listened with a twinkle in her eye.
    • An idea or plan that is just beginning to form (often used with "have").
      • The project was just a twinkle in his eye back then.
twinkle

The stars twinkle in the clear night sky.

Noun
  1. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
    • he had a sparkle in his eye
    • there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes
  2. a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
Verb
  1. emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
    • Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?
  2. gleam or glow intermittently
    • The lights were flashing

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