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twinkle

/'twɪŋkəl/

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noun
merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
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"there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"

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light spark sparkle

type of:
vitality face aspect look expression facial expression verve
verb
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
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"Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"

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scintillate winkle

type of:
beam shine
verb
gleam or glow intermittently
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blink flash wink winkle

type of:
radiate
noun
a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
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scintillation sparkling

type of:
alteration change modification

Examples of twinkle

"there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"
"Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"