Twinkle

v. i.	1.	To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink. [imp. & p. p. Twinkled (twĭņ"k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Twinkling (twĭņ"klĭng).] The owl fell a moping and twinkling. - L' Estrange.
	2.	To shine with an intermitted or a broken, quavering light; to flash at intervals; to sparkle; to scintillate. These stars do not twinkle when viewed through telescopes that have large apertures. - Sir I. Newton. The western sky twinkled with stars. - Sir W. Scott.
n.	1.	A closing or opening, or a quick motion, of the eye; a wink or sparkle of the eye. Suddenly, with twinkle of her eye, The damsel broke his misintended dart. - Spenser.
	2.	A brief flash or gleam, esp. when rapidly repeated.
	3.	The time of a wink; a twinkling.

Noun	1.	twinkle - a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash Synonyms: sparkling, scintillation
Verb	1.	twinkle - gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing" Synonyms: flash, wink, winkle, blink
	2.	twinkle - emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?" Synonyms: winkle, scintillate

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