Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - twinkle
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Twinkle
twinkle
~1 v 1 if a star or light twinkles, it shines in the dark, quickly changing from bright to faint (The lights of the town twinkled below us.) 2 if someone's eyes twinkle, they have a cheerful expression (Don's eyes twinkled with laughter.) 3 in the twinkling of an eye old-fashioned very quickly ~2 n C usually singular 1 a twinkle in your eye an expression in your eyes that shows you are happy or amused ("I can get that at home!" she said with a twinkle in her eye.) 2 when you were just a twinkle in your father's eye before you were born 3 a small bright shining light that becomes brighter and then fainter
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I. verb (~d; twinkling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English twinclian; akin to Middle High German zwinken to blink Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to shine with a flickering or sparkling light ; scintillate 2. a. to flutter the eyelids b. to appear bright especially with merriment his eyes ~d 3. to flutter or flit rapidly transitive verb 1. to cause to shine with fluctuating light 2. to flicker or flirt rapidly ~d the straight, red-lacquered toes — Glenway Wescott • ~r noun II. noun Date: 1548 1. a wink of the eyelids 2. the instant's duration of a wink ; twinkling 3. an intermittent radiance ; flicker, sparkle 4. a rapid flashing motion ; flit • twinkly adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (of a star or light etc.) shine with rapidly intermittent gleams. 2 intr. (of the eyes) sparkle. 3 intr. (of the feet in dancing) move lightly and rapidly. 4 tr. emit (a light or signal) in quick gleams. 5 tr. blink or wink (one's eyes). --n. 1 a a sparkle or gleam of the eyes. b a blink or wink. 2 a slight flash of light; a glimmer. 3 a short rapid movement. Phrases and idioms in a twinkle (or a twinkling or the twinkling of an eye) in an instant. Derivatives twinkler n. twinkly adj. Etymology: OE twinclian ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. мерцание the twinkle of the stars —- мерцание звезд 2. мигание 3. мелькание a twinkle of feet —- мелькание ног 4. огонек (в глазах) 5. мгновение 6. мерцать, сверкать the lights of a big town twinkled in the distance —- вдали мерцали огни большого города 7. моргать; мигать; подмигивать to twinkle one's eyes —- моргать глазами 8. мелькать; быстро двигаться the dancer's feet twinkled —- мелькали ноги танцовщицы 9. излучать (неровный свет) 10. освещать путь ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) мерцание 2) мигание 3) мелькание 4) огонек (в глазах); a mischievous twinkle - озорной огонек (в глазах) 5) мгновение 2. v. 1) мерцать, сверкать 2) мигать 3) мелькать - twinkle with TWINKLE with мерцать, сверкать, сиять; his eyes twinkled with amusement его глаза весело поблёскивали ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. twinclian, frequentive of twincan "to wink, blink." Phrase twinkling of an eye is from 1303. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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