A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly.
Gleam or glow intermittently.
Синонимы
Examples for "twinkle "
Examples for "twinkle "
1 For an instant the twinkle in the keen blue eyes upset her.
2 Then as they looked a twinkle appeared in the eye of each.
3 There was more than the hint of a twinkle in his eyes.
4 I identify certain stars and watch how they twinkle in the night.
5 The twinkle in his face showed her plainly what he was thinking.
1 Mrs. Tiggy - winkle ironed it, and goffered it, and shook out the frills.
2 I will winkle out the secrets of this maze in no time!
3 I had to winkle out this information from many different sources.
4 In an almost comic few moments Kildare managed to winkle the ball clear.
5 Like we needed a survey to winkle out such groundbreaking news.
1 Pulling back, I blink away , down the bar to clear my head.
2 She was turning back when she saw a shadow shift and blink away .
3 Because extinction might just be just be a blink away .
4 I blink away , looking out at the passing, flat scenery.
5 Hacker had to squint and blink away drying salt to read a few lines.
1 Cost me thirty dollars, he said with a wink , doubling the price.
2 Muzzle flashes wink in the distance: small arms, smaller range, negligible impact.
3 The brilliant sunlight in the courtyard made him wink faster than ever.
4 Sorry.' She gave a quick wink to Amelie before finishing her call.
5 But he had to content himself with the wink for the moment.
6 If she went home alone tonight, she probably wouldn't sleep a wink .
7 He gave her a wink and left the cottage without another word.
8 There was a faint wink of one eye visible in the moonlight.
9 Ned gave me a quick hard wink , perhaps congratulatory, perhaps in scorn.
10 Snow gave Reynolds the wink and he knew the prize was safe.
11 The brown spot on his eyelid gave him the wink of mischief.
12 America would be defenseless against Castro's hordes, he said with a wink .
13 Rann laughed and lowered one puffy eyelid in a blandly unembarrassed wink .
14 He gave her a wink and retraced his way to the salon.
15 I am sure I shan't get a wink of sleep all night.
16 The other was forced to wink both eyes at once and sigh.
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