English to English
noun
- a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
source: WordNet 3.0
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
He had a sparkle in his eye.
There's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes.
source: WordNet 3.0
- A closing or opening, or a quick motion, of the eye; a wink or sparkle of the eye.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- gleam or glow intermittently
The lights were flashing.
source: WordNet 3.0
- emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [tuinkl] Numingning; kumisap; kumindat
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
