Definitions

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  • adjective that twinkles

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective smiling with happiness or optimism

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Examples

  • Opens with a synth-brass fanfare before settling into a sleek groove that recalls the twinkly, ethereal bits of Fleetwood Mac's 'Tango In The Night'.

    unknown title 2009

  • Opens with a synth-brass fanfare before settling into a sleek groove that recalls the twinkly, ethereal bits of Fleetwood Mac's 'Tango In The Night'.

    unknown title 2009

  • I had seen the Taylor/Burton/Ziffereli version (ghastly), the "twinkly" Raul Julia/Meryl Streep version (broad comedy), the "non-twinkly" Jonathan Miller production for the BBC (earnest and dullish), and a recent stage version which attempted to avoid the minefields altogether by making the whole play a dream by the drunken Christopher Sly, the character seen in the play's induction and never seen again.

    Shakespeare-like Walter Jon Williams 2008

  • I had seen the Taylor/Burton/Ziffereli version (ghastly), the "twinkly" Raul Julia/Meryl Streep version (broad comedy), the "non-twinkly" Jonathan Miller production for the BBC (earnest and dullish), and a recent stage version which attempted to avoid the minefields altogether by making the whole play a dream by the drunken Christopher Sly, the character seen in the play's induction and never seen again.

    Archive 2008-07-01 Walter Jon Williams 2008

  • Unfortunately for him, it turns out: a) the notion of twinkly bald middle-aged men being pursued by predatory drink-spiking barflies is not entirely convincing; and b) Shreeves couldn't make it, having been called away to attend a press conference at Arsenal.

    The Guardian World News Barry Glendenning 2011

  • It's warmhearted and twinkly, and Matt Smith is ever so slightly annoying.

    TV review: Downton Abbey; Doctor Who; Absolutely Fabulous 2011

  • His twinkly little eyes bore down on her from behind his glasses.

    Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011

  • Isaak laughed his head off at the parody I made of his character Hathor the dwarf, and Manus always sat there being amused with his twinkly eyes.

    much better nathreee 2010

  • He also won't let me put a gorgeous golden cedar wreath on our door, twinkly lights across our porch, or antlers on our dog.

    Wendy Litner: I'm a Jew Who Loves Christmas Wendy Litner 2011

  • Dukan is a charming man, with a twinkly smile, who speaks English with a thick French accent.

    The Saturday interview: Dukan diet creator Pierre Dukan | Emine Saner 2012

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