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twinkle

/ˈtwɪŋkl̩/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A sparkle or glimmer of light
  2. A sparkle of delight in the eyes.
  3. A flitting movement
  4. A brief moment; a twinkling.
  5. The female genitalia.
  6. (of a source of light) to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer
  7. (chiefly of eyes) to be bright with delight
  8. To bat, blink or wink the eyes
  9. To flit to and fro

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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