Definizione monolingua

twinkle

twinkle (third-person singular simple present twinkles, present participle twinkling, simple past and past participle twinkled)

1. (of a source of light) to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer

   The stars were twinkling in the dark sky.

   We could see the lights of the village twinkling in the distance.

2. (chiefly of eyes) to be bright with delight

   His shrewd little eyes twinkled roguishly.

3. to bat, blink or wink the eyes
   • Mrs. Juliet M. Hueffer Soskice, ""Reminiscences of an Artists Granddaughter"",

     She smiled and gave a little nod and twinkled her eyes and said, ...

4. to flit to and fro
   • Dorothy Gilman, ""Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle""

     A butterfly twinkled among the vines ...

twinkle (plural twinkles)

1. a sparkle or glimmer of light
   • Robert De Beaugrande, ""Text, Discourse, and Process"",

     Soon the rocket was out of sight, and the flame was only seen as a tiny twinkle of light.

2. a sparkle of delight in the eyes.

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

3. a flitting movement
   • James Russell Lowell, ""Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell"",

     I saw the twinkle of white feet,

Definizione dizionario twinkle

brillare

lampeggiare

luccicare

luccichio

scintillare

sfavillare

tremolare

Altri significati:

a flitting movement

to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer

(of a source of light) to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer

a sparkle of delight in the eyes.

(chiefly of eyes) to be bright with delight

to flit to and fro

twinkle (e.g. stars)