twinkle

noun

  1. 1

    merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

    he had a sparkle in his eye

    there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes

  2. 2

    a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash

verb

  1. 1

    gleam or glow intermittently

    The lights were flashing

  2. 2

    emit or reflect light in a flickering manner

    Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?

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