twinkled

verb

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past tense of twinkle
1
as in flickered
to shine with light at regular intervals holiday decorations twinkled in the shop windows

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as in gleamed
to shoot forth bursts of light stars twinkling on a crisp September night

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“Twinkled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twinkled. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.

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