Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to twinkle
Participle: twinkled
Gerund: twinkling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | twinkle |
| you | twinkle |
| he;she;it | twinkles |
| we | twinkle |
| you | twinkle |
| they | twinkle |
Perfect
| I | have twinkled |
| you | have twinkled |
| he;she;it | has twinkled |
| we | have twinkled |
| you | have twinkled |
| they | have twinkled |
Past
| I | twinkled |
| you | twinkled |
| he;she;it | twinkled |
| we | twinkled |
| you | twinkled |
| they | twinkled |
Pluperfect
| I | had twinkled |
| you | had twinkled |
| he;she;it | had twinkled |
| we | had twinkled |
| you | had twinkled |
| they | had twinkled |
Future
| I | will twinkle |
| you | will twinkle |
| he;she;it | will twinkle |
| we | will twinkle |
| you | will twinkle |
| they | will twinkle |
Future Perfect
| I | will have twinkled |
| you | will have twinkled |
| he;she;it | will have twinkled |
| we | will have twinkled |
| you | will have twinkled |
| they | will have twinkled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | twinkle |
| you | twinkle |
| he;she;it | twinkle |
| we | twinkle |
| you | twinkle |
| they | twinkle |
Perfect
| I | have twinkled |
| you | have twinkled |
| he;she;it | have twinkled |
| we | have twinkled |
| you | have twinkled |
| they | have twinkled |
Imperfect
| I | twinkled |
| you | twinkled |
| he;she;it | twinkled |
| we | twinkled |
| you | twinkled |
| they | twinkled |
Pluperfect
| I | had twinkled |
| you | had twinkled |
| he;she;it | had twinkled |
| we | had twinkled |
| you | had twinkled |
| they | had twinkled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would twinkle |
| you | would twinkle |
| he;she;it | would twinkle |
| we | would twinkle |
| you | would twinkle |
| they | would twinkle |
Perfect
| I | would have twinkled |
| you | would have twinkled |
| he;she;it | would have twinkled |
| we | would have twinkled |
| you | would have twinkled |
| they | would have twinkled |
Imperative
| you | twinkle |
| we | Let's twinkle |
| you | twinkle |
Verbs conjugated like 'twinkle'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'twinkle'
tinkle,
trinkle,
twankle,
winkle,
blinkle,
chinkle,
crinkle,
drinkle,
dwindle,
inkle,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
twinclian, frequentative of
twincan "to wink, blink;" related to M.H.G.
zwinken, Ger.
zwinkern, and probably somehow imitative. The noun is recorded from 1548. Phrase
in the twinkling of an eye is attested from 1303.
2. From Middle English twinclen, twynclen, from Old English twinclian (“to twinkle”), equivalent to twink (“to wink; blink; twinkle”) + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare German zwinkern (“to wink; twinkle”). See: Old English '
twinclian', German, old spelling '
zwinkern'.
Verbs referencing "twinkle"
Dutch
twinkelen.
Sample Sentences
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“ Yes, Mas’r, ” said Topsy, with sanctimonious gravity, her wicked eyes twinkling as she spoke.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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The idea appeared to amuse her considerably; for her eyes twinkled, and she added,
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Topsy's eyes twinkled, and she looked inquiringly.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] one blaze of glory, and makes the water another sky. The lake lay in rosy or golden streaks, save where white-winged vessels glided hither and thither, like so many spirits, and little golden stars twinkled through the glow, and looked down at themselves as they trembled in the water.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)