B2verb · intransitive · rare

twinkle

twinkle · twinkles · twinkled · twinkling

підморгувати, підморгнути

сиять, мерцать, мигать, порхать

funkeln, zwinkern

To shine with a flickering lightTo shine with a flickering light; to glimmer.

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/ˈtwɪŋ.kəl/

» Tom had a twinkle in his eye.

Meaning

4 senses

To shine with a flickering light; to glimmer.
We could see the lights of the village twinkling in the distance.
funkeln
мерца́тьmercátʹ
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
To be bright with delight.
His shrewd little eyes twinkled roguishly.
funkeln
сия́тьsijátʹ
To bat, blink or wink the eyes.
zwinkern
мига́тьmigátʹ
To flit to and fro.
порха́тьporxátʹ, порха́ть туда́-сюда́porxátʹ tudá-sjudá

Examples

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Tom had a twinkle in his eye.
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Tom looked at Mary with a twinkle in his eyes.
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Tom's eyes twinkled with amusement.
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Why do stars twinkle?
ruПочему звёзды мерцают? — odexed
deWarum funkeln die Sterne? — brauchinet
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Tom's eyes twinkled.
Очі Тома замерехтіли. — oromashka
ruГлаза Тома блестели. — venticello
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 4

to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer:

to be bright with delight:

to bat, blink or wink the eyes:

to flit to and fro:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer:

to bat, blink or wink the eyes:

Origin

From Middle English twinclen, twynclen, from Old English twinclian (“to twinkle”), equival

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”).

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