Twin"kle (?), 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.
The owl fell a moping and twinkling.
L' Estrange.
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2. To shine with an intermitted or a broken, 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.
Twin"kle (?), n. 1. A closing or opening, or a quick motion, of the
eye; a wink or sparkle of the eye.
Suddenly, with twinkle of her eye, The damsel broke his misintended
dart.
Spenser.