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Definition of twinkle
twinkled
;twinkling
play \-k(ə-)liŋ\intransitive verb
1 : to shine with a flickering or sparkling light : scintillate
2a : to appear bright especially with merriment his eyes twinkledb : to flutter the eyelids
3 : to flutter or flit rapidly
transitive verb
1 : to cause to shine with fluctuating light
2 : to flicker or flirt rapidly twinkled the straight, red-lacquered toes — Glenway Wescott
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Examples of twinkle in a Sentence
The lights of the city twinkled in the distance.
Stars twinkle in the night sky.
Her eyes twinkled with excitement.
Recent Examples of twinkle from the Web
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Here's your chance to do so as Heights Arts' guests will be treated to 360-degree views of the city's twinkling skyline while enjoying signature creations by some of northeast Ohio's most celebrated pastry chefs, bakers and chocolatiers.
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But Malkki and the orchestra successfully conveyed the work's intense drive as well as personal, uneasily twinkling calm.
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On the platform a set of lights twinkled white, not red — another Wiedefeld change — to signal an approaching train, a stainless steel 7000-series model.
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The landlord put plastic sheeting over the hole; the stars twinkled murkily through.
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The basics for homemade hummus come easily at hand; variations and garnishes will twinkle your imagination.
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Above them, a fishnet installation with twinkling crystal drops drapes a wood pergola.
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And one of them, one of those twinkling beauties in the eternal void is the one that speaks to you, guiding your life's path through the darkness.
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Built from oolitic limestone, the house is covered in vines and twinkling lights.
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Origin and Etymology of twinkle
Middle English, from Old English twinclian; akin to Middle High German zwinken to blink
Examples of twinkle in a Sentence
We saw the twinkle of a candle in the window.
in just a twinkle, the shooting star was gone
Recent Examples of twinkle from the Web
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Mercury glass pendant lights create a cracked texture with browns and golds, which twinkle and reflect light around the kitchen.
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There’s an evil twinkle in her eye that is super prominent — one that is definitely out of character.
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Asked if anything changes now that Trump is president, Putin, with a twinkle in his eye, says nothing does.
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At a time when brick-and-mortar stores were barely a twinkle in Bezos' eye, Amazon filed a patent that would have put the company in a good legal position to stymie retailers' attempts to create a system that would keep customers offline.
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Confidence: Medium-High Sunday night: Very clear with a decent amount of stars visible — but some haze may dampen their twinkle a bit.
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The mix of lumbering trombones, synth twinkles, and manipulated vocals throughout recall his 2010 dance-prog monument Age of Adz.
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The manager of the Erie SeaWolves appears in the dugout, the shoulders still broad, the twinkle still in the eye.
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In the 1970s, about a century after the Colorado Gold Rush, Denver’s music scene attracted a different influx of bearded hopefuls with twinkles in their eyes.
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First Known Use of twinkle
1548
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Definition of twinkle for Students
twinkled
;twinkling
1 : to shine or cause to shine with a flickering or sparkling light Stars twinkle in the sky.
2 : to appear bright with amusement His eyes twinkled at the joke.
3 : to move or flutter rapidly
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