Twinkle (Verb)
Meaning 1
Gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The fireflies' lights began to twinkle in the dark summer air.
- Her eyes started to twinkle with amusement at his silly joke.
- The diamonds on her necklace seemed to twinkle as she moved in the light.
- The stars in the night sky began to twinkle as the clouds parted.
- A mischievous glint began to twinkle in his eye as he planned his surprise.
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Hypernyms
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Meaning 2
Emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?".
Classification
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.