v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Twinkled p. pr. & vb. n. Twinkling ] [ OE. twinklen, AS. twinclian; akin to OE. twinken to blink, wink, G. zwinken, zwinkern, and perhaps to E. twitch. ] 1. To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink. [ 1913 Webster ]
The owl fell a moping and twinkling. L' Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]
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2. To shine with an intermitted or a broken, quavering light; to flash at intervals; to sparkle; to scintillate. [ 1913 Webster ]
These stars do not twinkle when viewed through telescopes that have large apertures. Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The western sky twinkled with stars. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
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