twinkle
Englisch
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Etymology
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; twinkle”).
Pronunciation
Verb
twinkle (third-person singular simple present twinkl, present participle ing, simple past and past participle twinkled)
- (of a source of light) to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer
- We could see the lights of the village twinkling in the distance.
- (Can we date this quote by Sir Isaac Newton and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- These stars do not twinkle when viewed through telescopes that have large apertures.
- (Can we date this quote by Sir Walter Scott and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- The western sky twinkled with stars.
- (chiefly of eyes) to be bright with delight
- Synonym: sparkle
- His shrewd little eyes twinkled roguishly.
- to bat, blink oder wink the eyes
- 1922, Mrs. Juliet M. Hueffer Soskice, Chapters from Childhood: Reminiscences of an Artist's Granddaughter, page 165
- She smiled and gave a little nod and twinkled her eyes […]
- (Can we date this quote by L'Estrange and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- The owl fell a moping and twinkling.
- 1922, Mrs. Juliet M. Hueffer Soskice, Chapters from Childhood: Reminiscences of an Artist's Granddaughter, page 165
- to flit to and fro
- 1988, Dorothy Gilman, Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle, page 190
- A butterfly twinkled among the vines […]
- 1988, Dorothy Gilman, Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle, page 190
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer
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to be bright with delight
to bat, blink or wink the eyes
to flit to and fro
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Nomen
twinkle (plural twinkles)
- a sparkle or glimmer of light
- (Can we date this quote by Robert De Beaugrande and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?), "Text, Discourse, and Process",
- Soon the rocket was out of sight, and the flame was only seen as a tiny twinkle of light.
- (Can we date this quote by Robert De Beaugrande and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?), "Text, Discourse, and Process",
- a sparkle of delight in the eyes.
- He was a rotund, jolly man with a twinkle in his eye.
- a flitting movement
- (Can we date this quote by James Russell Lowell and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?), "Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell",
- I saw the twinkle of white feet,
- (Can we date this quote by James Russell Lowell and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?), "Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell",
- (colloquial) A brief moment; a twinkling.
- (childish) The female genitalia.
- The popular Swedish cartoon song about genitals was translated as "Willie and Twinkle".
Translations
sparkle or glimmer of light
sparkle of delight in the eyes
flitting movement
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