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twinkle+(noun)

  • 1 twinkle

    ['twiŋkl] 1. verb
    1) (to shine with a small, slightly unsteady light: The stars twinkled in the sky.) τρεμολάμπω, λαμπυρίζω
    2) ((of eyes) to shine in this way usually to express amusement: His eyes twinkled mischievously.) αστράφτω
    2. noun
    1) (an expression of amusement (in one's eyes).) λάμψη
    2) (the act of twinkling.) λαμπύρισμα

    English-Greek dictionary > twinkle

  • 2 wink

    [wiŋk] 1. verb
    1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') κλείνω το μάτι
    2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) αναβοσβήνω, τρεμολάμπω
    2. noun
    (an act of winking: `Don't tell anyone I'm here', he said with a wink.) κλείσιμο του ματιού

    English-Greek dictionary > wink

См. также в других словарях:

  • twinkle — [ˈtwɪŋk(ə)l] verb [I] 1) if someone s eyes twinkle, they seem to shine because the person is happy 2) if lights or stars twinkle, the light from them seems to get brighter then weaker twinkle noun [singular] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • twinkle — (v.) O.E. twinclian, frequentative of twincan to wink, blink; related to M.H.G. zwinken, Ger. zwinkern, and probably somehow imitative. The noun is recorded from 1540s. Related: Twinkled; twinkling. Phrase in the twinkling of an eye is attested… …   Etymology dictionary

  • twinkle — noun & verb a twinkle in her eye the lights of the city twinkled below me Syn: glitter, sparkle, shine, glimmer, shimmer, glint, gleam, flicker, flash, wink; literary glister …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • twinkle — ► VERB 1) (of a star or light) shine with a gleam that changes constantly from bright to faint. 2) (of a person s eyes) sparkle with amusement or vivacity. 3) move lightly and rapidly. ► NOUN ▪ a twinkling sparkle or gleam. ● in a twinkling (of… …   English terms dictionary

  • twinkle toes — noun Someone with extraordinary footwork Hes a good dancer, but hes no match to twinkletoes over there …   Wiktionary

  • twinkle — Noun. A term of endearment or form of address …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • twinkle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amused, mischievous, wicked ▪ slight VERB + TWINKLE ▪ notice, see, spot …   Collocations dictionary

  • twinkle — [[t]twɪ̱ŋk(ə)l[/t]] twinkles, twinkling, twinkled 1) VERB If a star or a light twinkles, it shines with an unsteady light which rapidly and constantly changes from bright to faint. At night, lights twinkle in distant villages across the valleys.… …   English dictionary

  • twinkle — 1 verb (I) 1 if a star or light twinkles, it shines in the dark, quickly changing from bright to faint: The lights of the town twinkled below us. 2 if someone s eyes twinkle, they have a cheerful expression (+ with): Don s eyes twinkled with… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • twinkle — I UK [ˈtwɪŋk(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms twinkle : present tense I/you/we/they twinkle he/she/it twinkles present participle twinkling past tense twinkled past participle twinkled 1) if someone s eyes twinkle, they seem to shine… …   English dictionary

  • twinkle — twin|kle1 [ twıŋkl ] verb intransitive 1. ) if lights or stars twinkle, they become brighter then weaker in a way that is not steady or continuous: We could see lights twinkling in the little town below. 2. ) if someone s eyes twinkle, they seem… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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