twinkle

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

twin·kle (twĭngʹkəl)v. twin·kled, twin·kling, twin·klesv. intr.
1. To shine with slight, intermittent gleams, as distant lights or stars; flicker; glimmer. See Synonyms at flash.
2. To be bright or sparkling, as with merriment or delight:
eyes that twinkled with joy.
3. To blink or wink the eyes. See Synonyms at blink.
4. To move about or to and fro rapidly and gracefully; flit.v. tr.
To emit (light) in slight, intermittent gleams.n.
1. A slight, intermittent gleam of light; a sparkling flash; a glimmer.
2. A sparkle of merriment or delight in the eye.
3. A brief interval; a twinkling.
4. A rapid to-and-fro movement. [Middle English twinklen, from Old English twinclian, frequentative of twincan, to blink.] twinʹkler n.twinkʹly adj.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sparkle, spark, light, scintillation, sparkling, winkle, scintillate, flash, blink, wink