2026

Twinkle

//ˈtwɪŋ.kəl//

Definitions

verbtwinkles · twinkling · twinkled

1
To shine with a flickering light; to glimmer.
We could see the lights of the village twinkling in the distance.
Similar
flicker fulgurate glimmer
2
To be bright with delight.
His shrewd little eyes twinkled roguishly.
Similar
sparkle
3
To bat, blink or wink the eyes.
She smiled and gave a little nod and twinkled her eyes[…]
Similar
nictitate

nountwinkles

1
A sparkle or glimmer of light.
Soon the rocket was out of sight, and the flame was only seen as a tiny twinkle of light.
Similar
glint

Word Origin

From Middle English twinclen, twynclen, from Old English twinclian (“to twinkle”), equivalent to twink (“to wink; blink; twinkle”) + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare German zwinkern (“to wink; twin...

Explore more words in the dictionaryWord of the Day

Translations

Select a language to see translations

Twinkle

//ˈtwɪŋ.kəl//

Definitions

verbtwinkles · twinkling · twinkled

1
To shine with a flickering light; to glimmer.
We could see the lights of the village twinkling in the distance.
Similar
flicker fulgurate glimmer
2
To be bright with delight.
His shrewd little eyes twinkled roguishly.
Similar
sparkle
3
To bat, blink or wink the eyes.
She smiled and gave a little nod and twinkled her eyes[…]
Similar
nictitate

nountwinkles

1
A sparkle or glimmer of light.
Soon the rocket was out of sight, and the flame was only seen as a tiny twinkle of light.
Similar
glint

Word Origin

From Middle English twinclen, twynclen, from Old English twinclian (“to twinkle”), equivalent to twink (“to wink; blink; twinkle”) + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare German zwinkern (“to wink; twin...

Explore more words in the dictionaryWord of the Day

Translations

Select a language to see translations

glister

spark

2

A sparkle of delight in the eyes.

He was a rotund, jolly man with a twinkle in his eye.

3

A flitting movement.

I saw the twinkle of white feet,

Similar

flit flitter