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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In the distance, the lights of the Southland twinkled underneath a scrim of haze.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2024
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
Below it, lights twinkled in the town of Lone Pine 8,000 feet below.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
Back in Frisco during Diwali, blocks of homes near Hanuman Temple twinkled with lights through the pouring rain.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2022
His violet eyes literally twinkled, and Gregor found himself liking the man in spite of himself.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
