Twinkle

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The time of a wink; a twinkling.

II. Twinkle ·noun A brief flash or gleam, ·esp. when rapidly repeated.

III. Twinkle ·noun A closing or opening, or a quick motion, of the eye; a wink or sparkle of the eye.

IV. Twinkle ·vi To open and shut the eye rapidly; to Blink; to Wink.

V. Twinkle ·vi To shine with an intermitted or a broken, quavering light; to flash at intervals; to Sparkle; to Scintillate.