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oken, quavering light; to flash at intervals; to sparkle; to scintillate. These stars not twinkle when viewed through telescopes that have large apertures. Sir I. Newton. The western sky twinkled with stars. Sir W. Scott.

One who, or that which, twinkles, or winks; a winker; an eye.

To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye. One eye was blinking, and one leg was lame. Pope

That which twinkles or glances, as a dim star, which appears and disappears. Hakewill.

appearing rapidly; to be visible only for an instant at a time; to move interruptedly; to twinkle. And all along the forum and up the sacred seat, His vulture eye pursued the trip of those small glancing feet. Macaulay.

To glimmer; to twinkle. [Obs.] Yet can I mark how stars above Simper and shine. Herbert.

rticles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle. A mantelet upon his shoulder hanging Bretful of rubies red, as fire sparkling. Chaucer.

in the heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon, comets, and nebulæ. His eyen twinkled in his head aright, As do the stars in the frosty night. Chaucer.

To twinkle. [Obs.]

The act of one who, or of that which, twinkles; a quick movement of the eye; a wink; a twinkle. Holland.

] Which maids will twire 'tween their fingers. B. Jonson. I saw the wench that twired and twinkled at thee. Beau. & Fl.