twinkle

  • 11twinkle — vb *flash, gleam, glance, glint, sparkle, glitter, glisten, scintillate, coruscate …

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  • 12twinkle — [v] glimmer, shine blink, coruscate, flash, flicker, gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, glow, illuminate, light, light up, scintillate, shimmer, sparkle, wink; concept 624 …

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  • 13twinkle — ► VERB 1) (of a star or light) shine with a gleam that changes constantly from bright to faint. 2) (of a person s eyes) sparkle with amusement or vivacity. 3) move lightly and rapidly. ► NOUN ▪ a twinkling sparkle or gleam. ● in a twinkling (of… …

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  • 14Twinkle — Wikipedia:Twinkle Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Atajo WP:TWWP:TW Twinkle es un conjunto de scripts que provee a los usuarios registrados de varias nuevas opciones para ayudarlos con el mantenimiento diario de Wikipedia y hacer frente al… …

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  • 15twinkle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amused, mischievous, wicked ▪ slight VERB + TWINKLE ▪ notice, see, spot …

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  • 16twinkle — twin|kle1 [ˈtwıŋkəl] v [: Old English; Origin: twinclian] 1.) if a star or light twinkles, it shines in the dark with an unsteady light ▪ stars twinkling in the sky ▪ I saw lights twinkling in the little town below us. 2.) if someone s eyes… …

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  • 17twinkle — [[t]twɪ̱ŋk(ə)l[/t]] twinkles, twinkling, twinkled 1) VERB If a star or a light twinkles, it shines with an unsteady light which rapidly and constantly changes from bright to faint. At night, lights twinkle in distant villages across the valleys.… …

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  • 18twinkle — 1 verb (I) 1 if a star or light twinkles, it shines in the dark, quickly changing from bright to faint: The lights of the town twinkled below us. 2 if someone s eyes twinkle, they have a cheerful expression (+ with): Don s eyes twinkled with… …

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  • 19twinkle — I UK [ˈtwɪŋk(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms twinkle : present tense I/you/we/they twinkle he/she/it twinkles present participle twinkling past tense twinkled past participle twinkled 1) if someone s eyes twinkle, they seem to shine… …

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  • 20twinkle — twin|kle1 [ twıŋkl ] verb intransitive 1. ) if lights or stars twinkle, they become brighter then weaker in a way that is not steady or continuous: We could see lights twinkling in the little town below. 2. ) if someone s eyes twinkle, they seem… …

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