twinkle
noun/ˈtwɪŋkl/
/ˈtwɪŋkl/
[singular]- an expression in your eyes that shows you are happy or pleased about something
- He looked at me with a twinkle in his eye.
- There was a slight twinkle of mischief in her eyes.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- amused
- mischievous
- wicked
- …
- notice
- see
- spot
- …
- twinkle of
- a twinkle in somebody’s eye
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- a small light that keeps changing from bright to pale to bright again
- the twinkle of stars
- the twinkle of the harbour lights in the distance
Word OriginOld English twinclian (verb), of Germanic origin.
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