Need another word that means the same as “twinkle”? Find 52 synonyms and 30 related words for “twinkle” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Twinkle” are: scintillate, winkle, blink, flash, wink, glitter, sparkle, shine, glimmer, shimmer, glint, gleam, glisten, flicker, glimmering, glinting, winking, run lightly, dart, dance, skip, flit, glide, light, spark, scintillation, sparkling, twinkling, dazzle, brightness, glow, beam, flare, glare, radiance, illumination, luminescence, luminosity, incandescence, phosphorescence, fluorescence
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “twinkle” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| beam | An oscillating shaft which transmits the vertical piston movement of a beam engine to the crank or pump. They sighted land on the port beam. |
| blink | A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly. He was observing her every blink. |
| brightness | Success and happiness. There had been some brightness in her life. |
| dazzle | Brightness that blinds someone temporarily. I screwed my eyes up against the dazzle. |
| flare | A sudden brief burst of bright flame or light. A distress flare. |
| flash | A newsflash. A short man with the black flashes of the tank units. |
| flicker | A brief feeling or indication of emotion. The flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes. |
| fluorescence | The visible or invisible radiation produced from certain substances as a result of incident radiation of a shorter wavelength such as X-rays or ultraviolet light. |
| glare | Oppressive public attention. When Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency. |
| gleam | An appearance of reflected light. The gleam of a silver tray. |
| glimmer | A slight suggestion or vague understanding. There is one glimmer of hope for Becky. |
| glint | A momentary flash of light. She saw the glint of excitement in his eyes. |
| glisten | The quality of shining with a bright reflected light. There was a glisten of perspiration across her top lip. |
| glitter | The occurrence of a small flash or spark. The scathing glitter in his eyes. |
| glow | Light from nonthermal sources. With a glow of pride Mildred walked away. |
| illumination | A condition of spiritual awareness divine illumination. These books form the most sustained analysis and illumination of the subject. |
| incandescence | The phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised. |
| light | Understanding of a problem or mystery enlightenment. Although he saw it in a different light he still did not understand. |
| luminescence | Light from nonthermal sources. Honey fungus produces a ghostly greenish luminescence. |
| luminosity | The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light. Its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun. |
| phosphorescence | The emission of radiation in a similar manner to fluorescence but on a longer timescale, so that emission continues after excitation ceases. The stones overhead gleamed with phosphorescence. |
| radiance | An attractive combination of good health and happiness. The radiance of the sunset dwindled and died. |
| scintillation | The twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth’s atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight. Scintillations of diamond hard light. |
| shimmer | A soft, slightly wavering light. The shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers. |
| spark | A small fiery particle thrown off from a fire, alight in ashes, or produced by striking together two hard surfaces such as stone or metal. Angry sparks were flashing in her eyes. |
| sparkle | Vivacity and wit. She s got a kind of sparkle. |
| sparkling | A rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash. |
| twinkling | A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat. |
| wink | An act of winking. Barney gave him a knowing wink. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “twinkle” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| blink | Keep back by blinking. I blinked in astonishment. |
| dance | Move in a pattern usually to musical accompaniment do or perform a dance. Sheila danced in gaily. |
| dart | Shoot an animal with a dart typically in order to administer a drug. She darted a glance across the table. |
| flash | (of a man) show one’s genitals briefly in public. The oncoming car flashed its lights. |
| flicker | (of a flame) burn fitfully, alternately flaring up and dying down. Amusement flickered briefly in his eyes. |
| flit | Move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart. The idea had flitted through his mind. |
| gleam | Be shiny, as if wet. Her eyes gleamed with satisfaction. |
| glide | Fly in or as if in a glider plane. A few gondolas glided past. |
| glimmer | Shine faintly with a wavering light. The moonlight glimmered on the lawn. |
| glimmering | Shine brightly, like a star or a light. |
| glint | Be shiny, as if wet. His eyes glinted angrily. |
| glinting | Be shiny, as if wet. |
| glisten | Be shiny, as if wet. His eyes were glistening. |
| glitter | Be shiny, as if wet. Her eyes glittered with excitement. |
| run lightly | Continue to exist. |
| scintillate | Emit or reflect light in a flickering manner. A zinc sulphide screen scintillated when it was struck by an alpha particle. |
| shimmer | Give off a shimmering reflection as of silk. The sea shimmered in the sunlight. |
| shine | Make a surface shine. His shoes were shined to perfection. |
| skip | Cause to skip over a surface. He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible. |
| sparkle | Emit or produce sparks. Her earrings sparkled as she turned her head. |
| wink | Signal by winking. He winked at Nicole as he passed. |
| winking | Signal by winking. |
| winkle | Emit or reflect light in a flickering manner. I swore I wasn t going to tell her but she winkled it all out of me. |
| beam | An oscillating shaft which transmits the vertical piston movement of a beam engine to the crank or pump. The cottage boasts a wealth of exposed beams. |
| blink | Keep back by blinking. Elizabeth blinked back tears. |
| bright | With brightness. A bright tie. |
| fizz | The quality of being fizzy effervescence. The fizz of 300 sparklers. |
| flicker | Shine unsteadily. Her alert hazel eyes flickered around the room. |
| flickering | Shining unsteadily. The flickering flames cast long shadows. |
| froth | Become bubbly or frothy or foaming. Users found it easy to froth milk for cappuccino. |
| furor | An interest followed with exaggerated zeal. |
| gleam | (of a smooth surface or object) reflect light because well polished. Affection gleamed in her large green eyes. |
| glimmer | A faint sign of a feeling or quality, especially a desirable one. The moonlight glimmered on the lawn. |
| glint | Give out or reflect small flashes of light. His eyes glinted angrily. |
| glisten | Be shiny, as if wet. His cheeks glistened with tears. |
| glistening | Shining with a sparkling light. The glistening golden dome. |
| glitter | An attractive and exciting but superficial quality. He avoids the glitter of show business. |
| glow | The amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface. A glow of regret. |
| ignition | The mechanism for bringing about ignition in an internal combustion engine typically activated by a key or switch. She turned off the ignition. |
| illumine | Light up; brighten. He moved her lamp so that her face was illumined. |
| light | A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires. He stopped the car and turned off the lights. |
| polish | A preparation used in polishing. They performed with great polish. |
| pyrotechnics | The art of making or displaying fireworks. He thrilled his audience with vocal pyrotechnics. |
| rekindle | Arouse again. He tried to rekindle their friendship. |
| shine | Make a surface shine. His talent shines. |
| shiny | Having a shiny surface or coating. Shiny black shoes. |
| spark | Produce sparks at the point where an electric circuit is interrupted. A high tension wire brought down by a storm can continue to spark. |
| sparkle | The quality of shining with a bright reflected light. Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside. |
| sparkling | (of a drink) effervescent; fizzy. Her sparkling blue eyes. |
| tinder | Material for starting a fire. He lit it with a tinder. |
| trigger | Release or pull the trigger on. He pulled the trigger of the shotgun. |
| twinkling | Shining with a gleam that changes from bright to faint. Twinkling harbour lights. |
| wink | Signal by winking. Barney gave him a knowing wink. |
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