twin·kle /ˈtwɪŋkəl/
閃爍,閃耀,瞬息(vi.)閃爍(vt.)使閃耀
Twin·kle v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twinkled p. pr. & vb. n. Twinkling ]
1. To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.
The owl fell a moping and twinkling. --L' Estrange.
2. To shine with an intermitted or a broken, quavering light; to flash at intervals; to sparkle; to scintillate.
These stars do not twinkle when viewed through telescopes that have large apertures. --Sir I. Newton.
The western sky twinkled with stars. --Sir W. Scott.
Twin·kle n.
1. A closing or opening, or a quick motion, of the eye; a wink or sparkle of the eye.
Suddenly, with twinkle of her eye,
The damsel broke his misintended dart. --Spenser.
2. A brief flash or gleam, esp. when rapidly repeated.
3. The time of a wink; a twinkling.
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twinkle
n : a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash [syn: scintillation,
sparkling]
v 1: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
[syn: flash, blink, wink, winkle]
2: emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a
constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
[syn: winkle, scintillate]