Category:Twinkle

Twin"kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twinkled; p. pr. & vb. n. Twinkling.] Etym: [oe. twinklen, as. twinclian; akin to oe. twinken to blink, Wink, g. zwinken, zwinkern, and perhaps to e. twitch.]

1. To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink. The owl fell a moping and twinkling. L' estrange.

2. To shine with an intermitted or a broken, quavering light; to Flash at intervals; to sparkle; to scintillate. These stars not twinkle when viewed through telescopes that have Large apertures. Sir i. Newton. The western sky twinkled with stars. Sir w. Scott.

Twinkle Twin"kle, n.

1. A closing or opening, or a quick motion, of the eye; a wink or Sparkle of the eye. Suddenly, with twinkle of her eye, the damsel broke his misintended Dart. Spenser.

2. A brief flash or gleam, esp. when rapidly repeated.

3. The time of a wink; a twinkling. Dryden.