twinkle
verb (used without object)
to shine with a flickering gleam of light, as a star or distant light.
twinkled
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past participleof twinkle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof twinkle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
twinkleverb (used without object)to shine with a flickering gleam of light, as a star or distant light.
Example Sentences
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But the dude was smiling, and his eyes twinkled like moonbeams hitting sand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
Lights twinkled around doorways, signs declared “Happy Hanukkah,” and large inflatables obstructed parts of the hallway.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
Likewise, he twinkled about once having had to inform Jerome Robbins of a decision Balanchine had made that overruled Robbins: Bob described himself as having been, on that occasion, “the messenger of the gods.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
All eyes focused on her, in part, because they couldn’t help it as she strode the sideline in a head-to-toe, sparkling, gold-and-black tiger-striped pantsuit that twinkled with every movement.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2023
But they twinkled out one by one, without throwing any light on the questions why on earth I was going to play at Miss Havisham’s, and what on earth I was expected to play at.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
