twinkle
verb (used without object)
to shine with a flickering gleam of light, as a star or distant light.
had twinkled
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past perfectof twinkle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The light had twinkled away as the dancers floated through their motions.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 14, 2019
Light from crystal chandeliers had twinkled back from gold braid and jewels.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
Those little black eyes had twinkled, those shining silken feathers had gleamed, that round throat had waved with melody in vain.
From Gala-days by Gail Hamilton
"Cab, sir?" called the driver of a hansom the lights of which had twinkled from a judicious distance for some time past.
From Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes by Maud Wilder Goodwin
Neither sun nor moon was yet made; not a single star had twinkled in the heavens; nor was a firmament or atmosphere placed, as a vehicle for the rays.
From The Bible: what it is by Charles Bradlaugh
