Definition of twinkle in English:

twinkle

verb ˈtwɪŋk(ə)lˈtwɪŋk(ə)l

1no object (of a star or light, or a shiny object) shine with a gleam that changes constantly from bright to faint.
（星星，光，发光物）闪烁，闪耀
the lights twinkled in the distance
远处有灯光闪烁。
Example sentencesExamples
- Glass fell, twinkling in the firelight like stardust dropping from the sky.
- There wasn't a soul in sight, only the bright stars twinkling above.
- Glass shapes, baubles and coloured beads all hung from the ivy, twinkling in the sun's rays.
- The light gradually faded out of the cavern, leaving only shards of broken ice twinkling dimly in the darkness.
- A few stars twinkled through the light dark clouds.
- They were beautiful, twinkling in the dark sky above.
- Hundreds of small fish twinkled in the refracted sunlight.
- The stars twinkled brightly in the night sky above her head.
- Outside the moon shone bright and the stars twinkled.
- They twinkled bright in the dark sky, beautiful and old and they made her unimportant.
- Stars twinkled merrily, their brief flashes of light competing with the steady glow of the moon.
- The stars twinkled and shined like they were the only thing to light up the Earth tonight.
- As he turned out the light, three bright stars twinkled above the silent house.
- The stars twinkle under the bright light of the full moon.
- The city looked peaceful, lights twinkling and the trees still in the balmy night.
- The sapphire twinkled in the setting sun's light.
- There are some bright new southern stars twinkling as our northern lights try to recharge their batteries.
- I could see the lights from the town twinkling in the distance.
- Lights twinkled down below and a breeze rustled the trees.
- By nightfall, several dozen boats will be out on the lake with their lanterns twinkling in the velvet darkness.
Synonyms
glitter, sparkle, shine, glimmer, shimmer, glint, gleam, scintillate, glisten, flicker, flash, wink, blink
literary glister
rare coruscate, fulgurate, effulge
glittering, sparkling, coruscating, glimmering, glinting, gleaming, glistening, flickering, winking
bright, shining, brilliant
rare scintillating, scintillant, refulgent, effulgent, fulgent, nitid, luculent
1. 1.1 (of a person's eyes) sparkle, especially with amusement.
  （眼睛）（尤指因欢乐）闪亮
  the smile made her face crease and her eyes twinkle
  Example sentencesExamples
  He blinked his ebony black eyes, the irises twinkling with delight.
  She looks at Ryan, her brown eyes twinkling with amusement.
  Her eyes flashed and twinkled mysteriously, and she shot her gaze towards me.
  Lisa leaned forward eagerly, her eyes twinkling with amusement.
  He had a broad, trusting smile, and eyes that twinkled with mischief.
  There stood Mr. Grunge, brown eyes twinkling with amusement.
  Chris' eyes faltered for a moment, but continued to playfully twinkle during his levity.
  The older pictures had MaryAnn smiling radiantly, teeth shining and eyes scrunched together twinkling with delight.
  The boy looked up, his dark blue eyes twinkling with amusement.
  Frances nods, her dark eyes twinkling with either amusement or disbelief.
  One of the men gave a harsh laugh, his eyes twinkling with unspoken amusement.
  ‘No prob’, she replied, her green eyes twinkling with amusement.
  ‘Look’, he said, his blue eyes twinkling with amusement.
  Zachary's eyes widened for a moment, but they soon twinkled with amusement.
  Ryan prods, his eyes twinkling brightly with mischief.
  He's sitting there, one eyebrow raised, his beautiful eyes twinkling with amusement.
  She looks at Jonnie, with eyes twinkling in amusement.
  ‘I'll be looking forward to it,’ she replied, her ice blue eyes twinkling with amusement.
  Terry rolled his eyes, but the green orbs twinkled with amusement.
  Her eye's started to twinkle with curiosity when she came across a black door.
2. 1.2 Smile so that one's eyes sparkle.
  （因微笑而）眼睛闪闪发光
  ‘Aha!’ he said, twinkling at her
  “啊哈！”他笑着说，两眼闪闪发亮地望着她。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Alan beamed proudly and twinkled even more.
  ‘A close call,’ he twinkles (with arms akimbo and a smile reminiscent of Richard Branson's).
  He stood with his arms folded and head cocked to one side, twinkling at me.
  When I asked if he knew the location of the real Stone of Destiny he smiled, twinkled mischievously, and said all would be revealed in the fullness of time.
  Take those tapes of Ronald Reagan's political speeches and memoirs, in which he smiled and twinkled and said not very much at all.
2no object, with adverbial (of a person's feet) move lightly and rapidly.
（脚）轻快移动
his sandalled feet twinkled over the ground
他穿着凉鞋的脚在地上轻快地走动。
Example sentencesExamples
- Few players have such twinkling and quick feet and are balanced enough to switch the ball quickly between them.
- As principal dancer with the English National Ballet, her toes have to twinkle for a living.
- Just the idea of twinkling my toes in the sand puts a smile on my face.
- Playing the ball late, his feet started to twinkle.
- The famous Gallowglass Ceili Band will provide the music with some lively tunes to get the toes twinkling.
Synonyms
run lightly, dart, dance, skip, flit, glide

noun ˈtwɪŋk(ə)lˈtwɪŋk(ə)l

1A sparkle or gleam in a person's eyes.
眼睛的闪亮
she looked at me with a grin and a twinkle in her eye
Example sentencesExamples
- There was a slight twinkle of humour in them.
- His former amethyst eyes were now replaced by blood red ones, an evil twinkle passing through them.
- She rubbed my arm comfortingly with a small twinkle of mischief that I had seen somewhere else.
- He had a huge grin on his face and his eyes had a twinkle to them.
- He blinked as he felt her breath on his neck, her brown eyes watching him with a playful twinkle.
- The amused twinkle wasn't quite gone from his eyes, but he was much more serious now.
- A grin cracked across the man's stony face, and a twinkle gleamed from his eyes.
- The familiar twinkle danced in her sparkling brown eyes.
- A playful and teasing twinkle had come into her eye.
- I saw a mischievous twinkle in his eyes and he waved the salad.
- He nodded, an amused twinkle still evident in his eyes.
- Rachel glanced over at him and noticed the familiar mischievous twinkle in his eyes had returned.
- He nodded his agreement once again, and Drake thought he detected an impish twinkle dancing in his eyes.
- Tanner saw the twinkle of amusement in the elf's eyes as he briefly faced him.
- A faint twinkle was present in his eye, which grew more noticeable when he spoke.
- A twinkle appeared in his eye, as though he thought me comical.
- A twinkle of amusement and excitement gleamed in his olive colored eyes.
- A playful twinkle appeared in her emerald eyes.
- She looked into his gorgeous, blue eyes that had a dull twinkle in them.
- Jason looked at her with a twinkle of laughter in his eyes.
Synonyms
glitter, sparkle, twinkling, glimmer, shimmer, glint, gleam, flicker, dazzle, flash, wink, blink
rare scintillation, coruscation, fulguration
1. 1.1 A light which appears continually to grow brighter and fainter.
  闪烁，闪耀
  the distant twinkle of the lights
  远处闪烁的灯光。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Usually with all the lights in this city, you could barely see a twinkle in the sky.
  He felt cold and damp, but was comforted to see the twinkle of torchlight in the distance.
  Adriana sat watching the glow of the dying fire and the golden twinkle of summer stars.
  It was the size of a large classroom, and the light was provided by a small bulb above a shelf of bottles behind the bar, a light illuminating the tightly fitting pool table, and the twinkle of bulbs in the juke box.
  Further still, and a twinkle of daylight breaks the distance.
  The stars serenely encased the green-and-brown planet in their milky twinkle, lighting up all the oceans with a crystal glow, a beautiful shine.
  You feel you could be in a theater which screens art films were it not for the twinkle of Christmas lights across a black curtain.
  After a time that seemed like forever, I began to see a small twinkle of light.
  Tired twinkles of light came through the fissures in the roof tiles and a small window in the back wall.
  This time the light is the twinkle of candles picking up gold trim on china plates.
  At this depth the last rays of sunlight fail to penetrate the water and the only lights comes from life forms that produce twinkles and sparkles of primarily blue and green bioluminescence.
  As she said this she clasped the bracelet and there was a bright twinkle of gold.
  The twinkle of light began to grow and divide, until Peter could see a myriad of bright lights just up ahead.
  Bright twinkles of stars had also started to emerge and the whole scene had become even more picturesque than previously.
  She looked out into the ocean, seeing the moonlight twinkle on the ocean surface as the waves slowly danced their way to shore.
  The sun had almost set and already Auckland's lights were a twinkle in the distance.
  I unclench my fist, and a twinkle of reflected light shines back in my face.
  The fire in his eyes flared and with a single hand he flipped the table halfway across the room, the teapot and cups shattering in a twinkle of light.
  A faint twinkle appeared under the mass of rubble occupying the centre part of the room.
  Synonyms
  light, brightness, gleam, glow, glint, glimmer, sparkle, flicker, glitter, glisten, shimmer, flash, dazzle, beam, flare, glare, radiance, illumination, luminescence, luminosity, incandescence, phosphorescence, fluorescence

Derivatives

twinkler

noun

Dealing with those jumbled balls of tiny twinklers is enough to turn anyone into Scrooge.
Example sentencesExamples
- If you're not interested in having one for your site, and if you like my globes and twinklers, I'd love to hear from you.
- Soon, lake docks are glowing with electric twinklers and candle lamps.

twinkly

adjectivetwinklier, twinkliest

However, it will help to align yourself with independence and stay true to your special, twinkly, mischievous-elf sort of nature.
Example sentencesExamples
- But then she greets you with a twinkly smile and a Zsa-Zsa Gabor-esque ‘DAH-ling!’
- The lock-keeper himself, mustachioed and twinkly eyed, just grinned.
- I adore going for walks on Christmas day, because the streets are so quiet but there's a distinctly festive feeling, with twinkly fairy-lights and decorations everywhere.
- The dining establishments have rare ambience, in the form of twinkly low lighting, leafy courtyards and guitarists.

Origin

Old English twinclian (verb), of Germanic origin.

As well as its original sense ‘to sparkle, glimmer’, twinkle also meant ‘to wink, blink the eyes’ from the 14th to the early 19th century. The meaning ‘the time taken to wink or blink’—a very short time, in other words—is just as old, but it survives only as in the twinkling of an eye, ‘very quickly’. This is probably because the phrase appears in various passages in the Bible, including Corinthians: ‘In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump.’ A similar expression containing the same idea is in the blink of an eye.

Rhymes

besprinkle, crinkle, sprinkle, tinkle, winkle, wrinkle

Definition of twinkle in US English:

twinkle

verbˈtwɪŋk(ə)lˈtwiNGk(ə)l

[no object]

1(of a star or light, or a shiny object) shine with a gleam that varies repeatedly between bright and faint.
（星星，光，发光物）闪烁，闪耀
the lights twinkled in the distance
远处有灯光闪烁。
Example sentencesExamples
- Lights twinkled down below and a breeze rustled the trees.
- There wasn't a soul in sight, only the bright stars twinkling above.
- Glass shapes, baubles and coloured beads all hung from the ivy, twinkling in the sun's rays.
- Hundreds of small fish twinkled in the refracted sunlight.
- There are some bright new southern stars twinkling as our northern lights try to recharge their batteries.
- I could see the lights from the town twinkling in the distance.
- The stars twinkled brightly in the night sky above her head.
- They twinkled bright in the dark sky, beautiful and old and they made her unimportant.
- Outside the moon shone bright and the stars twinkled.
- Glass fell, twinkling in the firelight like stardust dropping from the sky.
- Stars twinkled merrily, their brief flashes of light competing with the steady glow of the moon.
- The city looked peaceful, lights twinkling and the trees still in the balmy night.
- A few stars twinkled through the light dark clouds.
- The sapphire twinkled in the setting sun's light.
- As he turned out the light, three bright stars twinkled above the silent house.
- The stars twinkled and shined like they were the only thing to light up the Earth tonight.
- By nightfall, several dozen boats will be out on the lake with their lanterns twinkling in the velvet darkness.
- The stars twinkle under the bright light of the full moon.
- The light gradually faded out of the cavern, leaving only shards of broken ice twinkling dimly in the darkness.
- They were beautiful, twinkling in the dark sky above.
Synonyms
glitter, sparkle, shine, glimmer, shimmer, glint, gleam, scintillate, glisten, flicker, flash, wink, blink
glittering, sparkling, coruscating, glimmering, glinting, gleaming, glistening, flickering, winking
1. 1.1 (of a person's eyes) sparkle, especially with amusement.
  （眼睛）（尤指因欢乐）闪亮
  Example sentencesExamples
  One of the men gave a harsh laugh, his eyes twinkling with unspoken amusement.
  ‘No prob’, she replied, her green eyes twinkling with amusement.
  Frances nods, her dark eyes twinkling with either amusement or disbelief.
  He blinked his ebony black eyes, the irises twinkling with delight.
  He had a broad, trusting smile, and eyes that twinkled with mischief.
  There stood Mr. Grunge, brown eyes twinkling with amusement.
  ‘Look’, he said, his blue eyes twinkling with amusement.
  ‘I'll be looking forward to it,’ she replied, her ice blue eyes twinkling with amusement.
  Lisa leaned forward eagerly, her eyes twinkling with amusement.
  Her eyes flashed and twinkled mysteriously, and she shot her gaze towards me.
  He's sitting there, one eyebrow raised, his beautiful eyes twinkling with amusement.
  The boy looked up, his dark blue eyes twinkling with amusement.
  Ryan prods, his eyes twinkling brightly with mischief.
  Terry rolled his eyes, but the green orbs twinkled with amusement.
  Zachary's eyes widened for a moment, but they soon twinkled with amusement.
  She looks at Jonnie, with eyes twinkling in amusement.
  She looks at Ryan, her brown eyes twinkling with amusement.
  The older pictures had MaryAnn smiling radiantly, teeth shining and eyes scrunched together twinkling with delight.
  Chris' eyes faltered for a moment, but continued to playfully twinkle during his levity.
  Her eye's started to twinkle with curiosity when she came across a black door.
2. 1.2 Smile so that one's eyes sparkle.
  （因微笑而）眼睛闪闪发光
  “Aha!” he said, twinkling at her
  “啊哈！”他笑着说，两眼闪闪发亮地望着她。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He stood with his arms folded and head cocked to one side, twinkling at me.
  When I asked if he knew the location of the real Stone of Destiny he smiled, twinkled mischievously, and said all would be revealed in the fullness of time.
  ‘A close call,’ he twinkles (with arms akimbo and a smile reminiscent of Richard Branson's).
  Alan beamed proudly and twinkled even more.
  Take those tapes of Ronald Reagan's political speeches and memoirs, in which he smiled and twinkled and said not very much at all.
3. 1.3 (of a person's feet) move lightly and rapidly.
  （脚）轻快移动
  his sandaled feet twinkled over the ground
  他穿着凉鞋的脚在地上轻快地走动。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Just the idea of twinkling my toes in the sand puts a smile on my face.
  As principal dancer with the English National Ballet, her toes have to twinkle for a living.
  Few players have such twinkling and quick feet and are balanced enough to switch the ball quickly between them.
  The famous Gallowglass Ceili Band will provide the music with some lively tunes to get the toes twinkling.
  Playing the ball late, his feet started to twinkle.
  Synonyms
  run lightly, dart, dance, skip, flit, glide

nounˈtwɪŋk(ə)lˈtwiNGk(ə)l

1A sparkle or gleam in a person's eyes.
眼睛的闪亮
Example sentencesExamples
- His former amethyst eyes were now replaced by blood red ones, an evil twinkle passing through them.
- Rachel glanced over at him and noticed the familiar mischievous twinkle in his eyes had returned.
- I saw a mischievous twinkle in his eyes and he waved the salad.
- The familiar twinkle danced in her sparkling brown eyes.
- A faint twinkle was present in his eye, which grew more noticeable when he spoke.
- The amused twinkle wasn't quite gone from his eyes, but he was much more serious now.
- A playful and teasing twinkle had come into her eye.
- A twinkle of amusement and excitement gleamed in his olive colored eyes.
- Tanner saw the twinkle of amusement in the elf's eyes as he briefly faced him.
- She rubbed my arm comfortingly with a small twinkle of mischief that I had seen somewhere else.
- He nodded, an amused twinkle still evident in his eyes.
- He had a huge grin on his face and his eyes had a twinkle to them.
- A grin cracked across the man's stony face, and a twinkle gleamed from his eyes.
- She looked into his gorgeous, blue eyes that had a dull twinkle in them.
- A twinkle appeared in his eye, as though he thought me comical.
- Jason looked at her with a twinkle of laughter in his eyes.
- There was a slight twinkle of humour in them.
- He blinked as he felt her breath on his neck, her brown eyes watching him with a playful twinkle.
- A playful twinkle appeared in her emerald eyes.
- He nodded his agreement once again, and Drake thought he detected an impish twinkle dancing in his eyes.
Synonyms
glitter, sparkle, twinkling, glimmer, shimmer, glint, gleam, flicker, dazzle, flash, wink, blink
1. 1.1 A light which appears continually to grow brighter and fainter.
  闪烁，闪耀
  the distant twinkle of the lights
  远处闪烁的灯光。
  Example sentencesExamples
  You feel you could be in a theater which screens art films were it not for the twinkle of Christmas lights across a black curtain.
  The stars serenely encased the green-and-brown planet in their milky twinkle, lighting up all the oceans with a crystal glow, a beautiful shine.
  The twinkle of light began to grow and divide, until Peter could see a myriad of bright lights just up ahead.
  It was the size of a large classroom, and the light was provided by a small bulb above a shelf of bottles behind the bar, a light illuminating the tightly fitting pool table, and the twinkle of bulbs in the juke box.
  A faint twinkle appeared under the mass of rubble occupying the centre part of the room.
  This time the light is the twinkle of candles picking up gold trim on china plates.
  She looked out into the ocean, seeing the moonlight twinkle on the ocean surface as the waves slowly danced their way to shore.
  Adriana sat watching the glow of the dying fire and the golden twinkle of summer stars.
  The fire in his eyes flared and with a single hand he flipped the table halfway across the room, the teapot and cups shattering in a twinkle of light.
  As she said this she clasped the bracelet and there was a bright twinkle of gold.
  Usually with all the lights in this city, you could barely see a twinkle in the sky.
  He felt cold and damp, but was comforted to see the twinkle of torchlight in the distance.
  Further still, and a twinkle of daylight breaks the distance.
  At this depth the last rays of sunlight fail to penetrate the water and the only lights comes from life forms that produce twinkles and sparkles of primarily blue and green bioluminescence.
  Bright twinkles of stars had also started to emerge and the whole scene had become even more picturesque than previously.
  The sun had almost set and already Auckland's lights were a twinkle in the distance.
  After a time that seemed like forever, I began to see a small twinkle of light.
  Tired twinkles of light came through the fissures in the roof tiles and a small window in the back wall.
  I unclench my fist, and a twinkle of reflected light shines back in my face.
  Synonyms
  light, brightness, gleam, glow, glint, glimmer, sparkle, flicker, glitter, glisten, shimmer, flash, dazzle, beam, flare, glare, radiance, illumination, luminescence, luminosity, incandescence, phosphorescence, fluorescence

Origin

Old English twinclian (verb), of Germanic origin.

单词	twinkle
释义	Definition of twinkle in English: twinkle verb ˈtwɪŋk(ə)lˈtwɪŋk(ə)l 1no object (of a star or light, or a shiny object) shine with a gleam that changes constantly from bright to faint. （星星，光，发光物）闪烁，闪耀 the lights twinkled in the distance 远处有灯光闪烁。 Example sentencesExamples Glass fell, twinkling in the firelight like stardust dropping from the sky. There wasn't a soul in sight, only the bright stars twinkling above. Glass shapes, baubles and coloured beads all hung from the ivy, twinkling in the sun's rays. The light gradually faded out of the cavern, leaving only shards of broken ice twinkling dimly in the darkness. A few stars twinkled through the light dark clouds. They were beautiful, twinkling in the dark sky above. Hundreds of small fish twinkled in the refracted sunlight. The stars twinkled brightly in the night sky above her head. Outside the moon shone bright and the stars twinkled. They twinkled bright in the dark sky, beautiful and old and they made her unimportant. Stars twinkled merrily, their brief flashes of light competing with the steady glow of the moon. The stars twinkled and shined like they were the only thing to light up the Earth tonight. As he turned out the light, three bright stars twinkled above the silent house. The stars twinkle under the bright light of the full moon. The city looked peaceful, lights twinkling and the trees still in the balmy night. The sapphire twinkled in the setting sun's light. There are some bright new southern stars twinkling as our northern lights try to recharge their batteries. I could see the lights from the town twinkling in the distance. Lights twinkled down below and a breeze rustled the trees. By nightfall, several dozen boats will be out on the lake with their lanterns twinkling in the velvet darkness. Synonyms glitter, sparkle, shine, glimmer, shimmer, glint, gleam, scintillate, glisten, flicker, flash, wink, blink literary glister rare coruscate, fulgurate, effulge glittering, sparkling, coruscating, glimmering, glinting, gleaming, glistening, flickering, winking bright, shining, brilliant rare scintillating, scintillant, refulgent, effulgent, fulgent, nitid, luculent 1.1 (of a person's eyes) sparkle, especially with amusement. （眼睛）（尤指因欢乐）闪亮 the smile made her face crease and her eyes twinkle Example sentencesExamples He blinked his ebony black eyes, the irises twinkling with delight. She looks at Ryan, her brown eyes twinkling with amusement. Her eyes flashed and twinkled mysteriously, and she shot her gaze towards me. Lisa leaned forward eagerly, her eyes twinkling with amusement. He had a broad, trusting smile, and eyes that twinkled with mischief. There stood Mr. Grunge, brown eyes twinkling with amusement. Chris' eyes faltered for a moment, but continued to playfully twinkle during his levity. The older pictures had MaryAnn smiling radiantly, teeth shining and eyes scrunched together twinkling with delight. The boy looked up, his dark blue eyes twinkling with amusement. Frances nods, her dark eyes twinkling with either amusement or disbelief. One of the men gave a harsh laugh, his eyes twinkling with unspoken amusement. ‘No prob’, she replied, her green eyes twinkling with amusement. ‘Look’, he said, his blue eyes twinkling with amusement. Zachary's eyes widened for a moment, but they soon twinkled with amusement. Ryan prods, his eyes twinkling brightly with mischief. He's sitting there, one eyebrow raised, his beautiful eyes twinkling with amusement. She looks at Jonnie, with eyes twinkling in amusement. ‘I'll be looking forward to it,’ she replied, her ice blue eyes twinkling with amusement. Terry rolled his eyes, but the green orbs twinkled with amusement. Her eye's started to twinkle with curiosity when she came across a black door. 1.2 Smile so that one's eyes sparkle. （因微笑而）眼睛闪闪发光 ‘Aha!’ he said, twinkling at her “啊哈！”他笑着说，两眼闪闪发亮地望着她。 Example sentencesExamples Alan beamed proudly and twinkled even more. ‘A close call,’ he twinkles (with arms akimbo and a smile reminiscent of Richard Branson's). He stood with his arms folded and head cocked to one side, twinkling at me. When I asked if he knew the location of the real Stone of Destiny he smiled, twinkled mischievously, and said all would be revealed in the fullness of time. Take those tapes of Ronald Reagan's political speeches and memoirs, in which he smiled and twinkled and said not very much at all. 2no object, with adverbial (of a person's feet) move lightly and rapidly. （脚）轻快移动 his sandalled feet twinkled over the ground 他穿着凉鞋的脚在地上轻快地走动。 Example sentencesExamples Few players have such twinkling and quick feet and are balanced enough to switch the ball quickly between them. As principal dancer with the English National Ballet, her toes have to twinkle for a living. Just the idea of twinkling my toes in the sand puts a smile on my face. Playing the ball late, his feet started to twinkle. The famous Gallowglass Ceili Band will provide the music with some lively tunes to get the toes twinkling. Synonyms run lightly, dart, dance, skip, flit, glide noun ˈtwɪŋk(ə)lˈtwɪŋk(ə)l 1A sparkle or gleam in a person's eyes. 眼睛的闪亮 she looked at me with a grin and a twinkle in her eye Example sentencesExamples There was a slight twinkle of humour in them. His former amethyst eyes were now replaced by blood red ones, an evil twinkle passing through them. She rubbed my arm comfortingly with a small twinkle of mischief that I had seen somewhere else. He had a huge grin on his face and his eyes had a twinkle to them. He blinked as he felt her breath on his neck, her brown eyes watching him with a playful twinkle. The amused twinkle wasn't quite gone from his eyes, but he was much more serious now. A grin cracked across the man's stony face, and a twinkle gleamed from his eyes. The familiar twinkle danced in her sparkling brown eyes. A playful and teasing twinkle had come into her eye. I saw a mischievous twinkle in his eyes and he waved the salad. He nodded, an amused twinkle still evident in his eyes. Rachel glanced over at him and noticed the familiar mischievous twinkle in his eyes had returned. He nodded his agreement once again, and Drake thought he detected an impish twinkle dancing in his eyes. Tanner saw the twinkle of amusement in the elf's eyes as he briefly faced him. A faint twinkle was present in his eye, which grew more noticeable when he spoke. A twinkle appeared in his eye, as though he thought me comical. A twinkle of amusement and excitement gleamed in his olive colored eyes. A playful twinkle appeared in her emerald eyes. She looked into his gorgeous, blue eyes that had a dull twinkle in them. Jason looked at her with a twinkle of laughter in his eyes. Synonyms glitter, sparkle, twinkling, glimmer, shimmer, glint, gleam, flicker, dazzle, flash, wink, blink rare scintillation, coruscation, fulguration 1.1 A light which appears continually to grow brighter and fainter. 闪烁，闪耀 the distant twinkle of the lights 远处闪烁的灯光。 Example sentencesExamples Usually with all the lights in this city, you could barely see a twinkle in the sky. He felt cold and damp, but was comforted to see the twinkle of torchlight in the distance. Adriana sat watching the glow of the dying fire and the golden twinkle of summer stars. It was the size of a large classroom, and the light was provided by a small bulb above a shelf of bottles behind the bar, a light illuminating the tightly fitting pool table, and the twinkle of bulbs in the juke box. Further still, and a twinkle of daylight breaks the distance. The stars serenely encased the green-and-brown planet in their milky twinkle, lighting up all the oceans with a crystal glow, a beautiful shine. You feel you could be in a theater which screens art films were it not for the twinkle of Christmas lights across a black curtain. After a time that seemed like forever, I began to see a small twinkle of light. Tired twinkles of light came through the fissures in the roof tiles and a small window in the back wall. This time the light is the twinkle of candles picking up gold trim on china plates. At this depth the last rays of sunlight fail to penetrate the water and the only lights comes from life forms that produce twinkles and sparkles of primarily blue and green bioluminescence. As she said this she clasped the bracelet and there was a bright twinkle of gold. The twinkle of light began to grow and divide, until Peter could see a myriad of bright lights just up ahead. Bright twinkles of stars had also started to emerge and the whole scene had become even more picturesque than previously. She looked out into the ocean, seeing the moonlight twinkle on the ocean surface as the waves slowly danced their way to shore. The sun had almost set and already Auckland's lights were a twinkle in the distance. I unclench my fist, and a twinkle of reflected light shines back in my face. The fire in his eyes flared and with a single hand he flipped the table halfway across the room, the teapot and cups shattering in a twinkle of light. A faint twinkle appeared under the mass of rubble occupying the centre part of the room. Synonyms light, brightness, gleam, glow, glint, glimmer, sparkle, flicker, glitter, glisten, shimmer, flash, dazzle, beam, flare, glare, radiance, illumination, luminescence, luminosity, incandescence, phosphorescence, fluorescence Derivatives twinkler noun Dealing with those jumbled balls of tiny twinklers is enough to turn anyone into Scrooge. Example sentencesExamples If you're not interested in having one for your site, and if you like my globes and twinklers, I'd love to hear from you. Soon, lake docks are glowing with electric twinklers and candle lamps. twinkly adjectivetwinklier, twinkliest However, it will help to align yourself with independence and stay true to your special, twinkly, mischievous-elf sort of nature. Example sentencesExamples But then she greets you with a twinkly smile and a Zsa-Zsa Gabor-esque ‘DAH-ling!’ The lock-keeper himself, mustachioed and twinkly eyed, just grinned. I adore going for walks on Christmas day, because the streets are so quiet but there's a distinctly festive feeling, with twinkly fairy-lights and decorations everywhere. The dining establishments have rare ambience, in the form of twinkly low lighting, leafy courtyards and guitarists. Origin Old English twinclian (verb), of Germanic origin. As well as its original sense ‘to sparkle, glimmer’, twinkle also meant ‘to wink, blink the eyes’ from the 14th to the early 19th century. The meaning ‘the time taken to wink or blink’—a very short time, in other words—is just as old, but it survives only as in the twinkling of an eye, ‘very quickly’. This is probably because the phrase appears in various passages in the Bible, including Corinthians: ‘In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump.’ A similar expression containing the same idea is in the blink of an eye. Rhymes besprinkle, crinkle, sprinkle, tinkle, winkle, wrinkle Definition of twinkle in US English: twinkle verbˈtwɪŋk(ə)lˈtwiNGk(ə)l [no object] 1(of a star or light, or a shiny object) shine with a gleam that varies repeatedly between bright and faint. （星星，光，发光物）闪烁，闪耀 the lights twinkled in the distance 远处有灯光闪烁。 Example sentencesExamples Lights twinkled down below and a breeze rustled the trees. There wasn't a soul in sight, only the bright stars twinkling above. Glass shapes, baubles and coloured beads all hung from the ivy, twinkling in the sun's rays. Hundreds of small fish twinkled in the refracted sunlight. There are some bright new southern stars twinkling as our northern lights try to recharge their batteries. I could see the lights from the town twinkling in the distance. The stars twinkled brightly in the night sky above her head. They twinkled bright in the dark sky, beautiful and old and they made her unimportant. Outside the moon shone bright and the stars twinkled. Glass fell, twinkling in the firelight like stardust dropping from the sky. Stars twinkled merrily, their brief flashes of light competing with the steady glow of the moon. The city looked peaceful, lights twinkling and the trees still in the balmy night. A few stars twinkled through the light dark clouds. The sapphire twinkled in the setting sun's light. As he turned out the light, three bright stars twinkled above the silent house. The stars twinkled and shined like they were the only thing to light up the Earth tonight. By nightfall, several dozen boats will be out on the lake with their lanterns twinkling in the velvet darkness. The stars twinkle under the bright light of the full moon. The light gradually faded out of the cavern, leaving only shards of broken ice twinkling dimly in the darkness. They were beautiful, twinkling in the dark sky above. Synonyms glitter, sparkle, shine, glimmer, shimmer, glint, gleam, scintillate, glisten, flicker, flash, wink, blink glittering, sparkling, coruscating, glimmering, glinting, gleaming, glistening, flickering, winking 1.1 (of a person's eyes) sparkle, especially with amusement. （眼睛）（尤指因欢乐）闪亮 Example sentencesExamples One of the men gave a harsh laugh, his eyes twinkling with unspoken amusement. ‘No prob’, she replied, her green eyes twinkling with amusement. Frances nods, her dark eyes twinkling with either amusement or disbelief. He blinked his ebony black eyes, the irises twinkling with delight. He had a broad, trusting smile, and eyes that twinkled with mischief. There stood Mr. Grunge, brown eyes twinkling with amusement. ‘Look’, he said, his blue eyes twinkling with amusement. ‘I'll be looking forward to it,’ she replied, her ice blue eyes twinkling with amusement. Lisa leaned forward eagerly, her eyes twinkling with amusement. Her eyes flashed and twinkled mysteriously, and she shot her gaze towards me. He's sitting there, one eyebrow raised, his beautiful eyes twinkling with amusement. The boy looked up, his dark blue eyes twinkling with amusement. Ryan prods, his eyes twinkling brightly with mischief. Terry rolled his eyes, but the green orbs twinkled with amusement. Zachary's eyes widened for a moment, but they soon twinkled with amusement. She looks at Jonnie, with eyes twinkling in amusement. She looks at Ryan, her brown eyes twinkling with amusement. The older pictures had MaryAnn smiling radiantly, teeth shining and eyes scrunched together twinkling with delight. Chris' eyes faltered for a moment, but continued to playfully twinkle during his levity. Her eye's started to twinkle with curiosity when she came across a black door. 1.2 Smile so that one's eyes sparkle. （因微笑而）眼睛闪闪发光 “Aha!” he said, twinkling at her “啊哈！”他笑着说，两眼闪闪发亮地望着她。 Example sentencesExamples He stood with his arms folded and head cocked to one side, twinkling at me. When I asked if he knew the location of the real Stone of Destiny he smiled, twinkled mischievously, and said all would be revealed in the fullness of time. ‘A close call,’ he twinkles (with arms akimbo and a smile reminiscent of Richard Branson's). Alan beamed proudly and twinkled even more. Take those tapes of Ronald Reagan's political speeches and memoirs, in which he smiled and twinkled and said not very much at all. 1.3 (of a person's feet) move lightly and rapidly. （脚）轻快移动 his sandaled feet twinkled over the ground 他穿着凉鞋的脚在地上轻快地走动。 Example sentencesExamples Just the idea of twinkling my toes in the sand puts a smile on my face. As principal dancer with the English National Ballet, her toes have to twinkle for a living. Few players have such twinkling and quick feet and are balanced enough to switch the ball quickly between them. The famous Gallowglass Ceili Band will provide the music with some lively tunes to get the toes twinkling. Playing the ball late, his feet started to twinkle. Synonyms run lightly, dart, dance, skip, flit, glide nounˈtwɪŋk(ə)lˈtwiNGk(ə)l 1A sparkle or gleam in a person's eyes. 眼睛的闪亮 Example sentencesExamples His former amethyst eyes were now replaced by blood red ones, an evil twinkle passing through them. Rachel glanced over at him and noticed the familiar mischievous twinkle in his eyes had returned. I saw a mischievous twinkle in his eyes and he waved the salad. The familiar twinkle danced in her sparkling brown eyes. A faint twinkle was present in his eye, which grew more noticeable when he spoke. The amused twinkle wasn't quite gone from his eyes, but he was much more serious now. A playful and teasing twinkle had come into her eye. A twinkle of amusement and excitement gleamed in his olive colored eyes. Tanner saw the twinkle of amusement in the elf's eyes as he briefly faced him. She rubbed my arm comfortingly with a small twinkle of mischief that I had seen somewhere else. He nodded, an amused twinkle still evident in his eyes. He had a huge grin on his face and his eyes had a twinkle to them. A grin cracked across the man's stony face, and a twinkle gleamed from his eyes. She looked into his gorgeous, blue eyes that had a dull twinkle in them. A twinkle appeared in his eye, as though he thought me comical. Jason looked at her with a twinkle of laughter in his eyes. There was a slight twinkle of humour in them. He blinked as he felt her breath on his neck, her brown eyes watching him with a playful twinkle. A playful twinkle appeared in her emerald eyes. He nodded his agreement once again, and Drake thought he detected an impish twinkle dancing in his eyes. Synonyms glitter, sparkle, twinkling, glimmer, shimmer, glint, gleam, flicker, dazzle, flash, wink, blink 1.1 A light which appears continually to grow brighter and fainter. 闪烁，闪耀 the distant twinkle of the lights 远处闪烁的灯光。 Example sentencesExamples You feel you could be in a theater which screens art films were it not for the twinkle of Christmas lights across a black curtain. The stars serenely encased the green-and-brown planet in their milky twinkle, lighting up all the oceans with a crystal glow, a beautiful shine. The twinkle of light began to grow and divide, until Peter could see a myriad of bright lights just up ahead. It was the size of a large classroom, and the light was provided by a small bulb above a shelf of bottles behind the bar, a light illuminating the tightly fitting pool table, and the twinkle of bulbs in the juke box. A faint twinkle appeared under the mass of rubble occupying the centre part of the room. This time the light is the twinkle of candles picking up gold trim on china plates. She looked out into the ocean, seeing the moonlight twinkle on the ocean surface as the waves slowly danced their way to shore. Adriana sat watching the glow of the dying fire and the golden twinkle of summer stars. The fire in his eyes flared and with a single hand he flipped the table halfway across the room, the teapot and cups shattering in a twinkle of light. As she said this she clasped the bracelet and there was a bright twinkle of gold. Usually with all the lights in this city, you could barely see a twinkle in the sky. He felt cold and damp, but was comforted to see the twinkle of torchlight in the distance. Further still, and a twinkle of daylight breaks the distance. At this depth the last rays of sunlight fail to penetrate the water and the only lights comes from life forms that produce twinkles and sparkles of primarily blue and green bioluminescence. Bright twinkles of stars had also started to emerge and the whole scene had become even more picturesque than previously. The sun had almost set and already Auckland's lights were a twinkle in the distance. After a time that seemed like forever, I began to see a small twinkle of light. Tired twinkles of light came through the fissures in the roof tiles and a small window in the back wall. I unclench my fist, and a twinkle of reflected light shines back in my face. Synonyms light, brightness, gleam, glow, glint, glimmer, sparkle, flicker, glitter, glisten, shimmer, flash, dazzle, beam, flare, glare, radiance, illumination, luminescence, luminosity, incandescence, phosphorescence, fluorescence Origin Old English twinclian (verb), of Germanic origin.
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