twinkles

Noun

twinkle (plural twinkles)

1. A sparkle or glimmer of light.
   • Soon the rocket was out of sight, and the flame was only seen as a tiny twinkle of light.1980, Robert De Beaugrande, Text, Discourse, and Process

   Synonyms:

   glint, glister, spark, twink

2. A sparkle of delight in the eyes.
   • He was a rotund, jolly man with a twinkle in his eye.
3. A flitting movement.
   • I saw the twinkle of white feet,1848, James Russell Lowell, Hebe

   Synonyms:

   flit, flitter

4. (colloquial) A brief moment; a twinkling.

   Synonyms:

   instant, moment, twinkling, bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye, crack, eyeblink, flash, glimpse

5. (childish) The female genitalia.
   • The popular Swedish cartoon song about genitals was translated as "Willie and Twinkle".

   Synonyms:

   foo-foo, minnie, axe wound, bearded clam, beaver, berk, bonne bouche, box, bun, bush

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