<< Back to dictionary
The Meaning of twinkle
-
(v. i.) To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.
-
(v. i.) To shine with an intermitted or a broken, quavering light; to flash at intervals; to sparkle; to scintillate.
-
(n.) A closing or opening, or a quick motion, of the eye; a wink or sparkle of the eye.
-
(n.) A brief flash or gleam, esp. when rapidly repeated.
-
(n.) The time of a wink; a twinkling.
Synonyms
scintillation
,
sparkling
,
sparkle
,
spark
,
light
,
flash
,
blink
,
wink
,
winkle
,
winkle
,
scintillate
Rhymes
dinkel
,
finckle
,
finkel
,
finkle
,
hinkel
,
hinkle
,
kinkel
,
kinkle
,
shinkle
,
sprinkel
,
sprinkle
,
tinkle
,
trinkle
,
vanwinkle
,
winkle
,
wrinkle