what does twinkle mean?
TWINKLE as NOUN
- Meaning
- a rapid change in brightness
- a brief spark or flash
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Hypernyms(s) twinkle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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TWINKLE as VERB
- Meaning
- gleam or glow intermittently
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Hypernyms(s) twinkle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
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- Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?
Hypernyms(s) twinkle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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