Definition of: twinkle

(twing′kəl) v. ·kled, ·kling v.i.
1. To shine with fitful, intermittent gleams, as a star.
2. To be bright, as with amusement: Her eyes twinkled.
3. To wink or blink; open and shut with a quick, involuntary motion.
4. To move rapidly to and fro; flicker: twinkling feet.
—v.t.
5. To emit or cause to flash out, as gleams of light.
6. To move (the eyelids) quickly and repeatedly.
—noun
1. A tremulous gleam of light; sparkle; glimmer.
2. A quick or repeated movement of the eyelids; also, a wink or sparkle of the eye.
3. An instant; a twinkling. See synonyms under LIGHT¹. [OE twinclian]
—twin′kler noun