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Contexts ▼▲ Verb To emanate or shoot forth light bursts To flit to and fro To express one's happiness or approval by means of facial contortions To give off light, including in the invisible electromagnetic radiation frequencies, or become luminescent To move in a quivering way Noun A sparkle or gleam in a person's eyes A very short period of time A ray or shaft of light … more ▼ ▲ Verb ▲ To emanate or shoot forth light bursts flash sparkle glitter wink gleam shimmer glint glisten scintillate shine blink coruscate flicker glimmer glister flame glance lusterUS lustreUK spangle winkle effulge fulgurate glow illuminate light light up phosphoresce flare glare incandesce luminesce beam blaze radiate spark burn catch the light dazzle reflect sheen bat flutter fluoresce squint nictitate nictate dance shut and open waver reflect light bedazzle emit light give off light ignite shimmy jiggle twink kindle give off sparks streak ray irradiate illumine sputter gutter blare signal shoot out give light open and shut shine intermittently brighten shed a glow of beat lighten emit yield become bright become brighter erupt burst dart fume burn brightly flare up blind be incandescent be radiant be dazzling shine brightly be blinding shed throw off give out give off burnish intensify shed light on cast light on punch up throw light on more ❯ “The stars twinkle under the bright light of the full moon.” Verb ▲ To flit to and fro dance dart flit glide skip run lightly “As principal dancer with the English National Ballet, her toes have to twinkle for a living.” Verb ▲ To express one's happiness or approval by means of facial contortions smile grin beam simper smirk smile affectedly smile broadly smile coquettishly be gracious express friendliness smile coyly express tendernes look amused look delighted express tenderness look happy look pleased smile self-consciously be all smiles grin from ear to ear grin like a Cheshire cat smile from ear to ear smile widely dimple laugh glow grin like a Cheshire Cat sneer look smug look coy crack chuckle chortle giggle titter snicker snigger leer grimace smile contemptuously smile conceitedly smile disparagingly smile cruelly smile mirthlessly smile smugly give a smug look Verb ▲ To give off light, including in the invisible electromagnetic radiation frequencies, or become luminescent luminesce gleam shine glimmer glitter glisten flare incandesce flame blaze brighten blare blush colourUK colorUS crimson fill flush ignite kindle light mantle pink redden rose rouge smoulderUK smolderUS thrill tingle pinken be suffused beam fluoresce radiate burn glare yield emit glow bloom go scarlet colour up go pink go red tint turn red suffuse turn pink go crimson turn crimson turn scarlet be suffused with colour be suffused with be pink paint rubric anger ruddle incarnadine shock go beetroot ruddy rubify embarrass rubricate shame rust bloody ruby dye go as red as a beetroot burn up change colour color up more ❯ Verb ▲ To move in a quivering way waver falter wobble shake wave flicker quiver reel seesaw see-saw teeter wabble weave blink glimmer totter tremble undulate wink flutter oscillate whiffle Noun ▲ A sparkle or gleam in a person's eyes flash sparkle twinkling flicker gleam wink glimmer shimmer blink glitter light shine spark coruscation dazzle glint glittering scintillation fulguration glistening glow brilliance radiance effulgence blinking winking flashing dancing flickering ray twink spangle scintilla flutter quiver glimmering nictation nictitation “He nodded his agreement once again, and Drake thought he detected an impish twinkle dancing in his eyes.” Noun ▲ A very short period of time instant second minute flash moment heartbeat jiffy twinkling eyeblink tick beat jiff nanosecond shake trice wink split second New York minute two shakes of a lamb's tail sec mo bat of an eye crack short time bit breath little while two ticks no time blink of an eye nothing flat two shakes twinkling of an eye snap while burst outburst no time at all less than no time short while bat of the eye min blink split-second MO breathing three winks the twinkling of an eye time point hour juncture occasion stage point in time moment in time millisecond half a second microsecond fraction of a second spell half a tick half a sec half a mo date day short period short period of time short stretch of time phase more ❯ “In a twinkle, both bears left the pile of rocks and charged toward those who had wounded them.” Noun ▲ A ray or shaft of light beam ray streak gleam flash shaft sparkle glint shimmer stream glimmer glare glow flare glitter beacon flicker bar emission radiation column chink finger laser pencil shoot sunbeam dartle shaft of light ray of light stream of light shine scintillation coruscation lustreUK lusterUS sheen radiance spark brightness glisten incandescence light phosphorescence glister blaze blink fulguration illumination luminescence luminosity dazzle lambency effulgence brilliance fluorescence resplendence irradiation reflection refulgence starlight moonlight glance patch emanation moonbeam wave display glitz glaze resplendency gilt glowing spot spit twinkling wink pulse glistening glimmering pinprick lighting shining blinking blast trace beam of light luminousness gleaming lumination vividness eruption explosion winking iridescence firelight splendorUS lamplight fulgor electric light sunlight lightness flash of light brilliancy luminance gaslight brightening splendourUK bedazzlement flame unsteady light spangle dancing of light diffused light gloss more ❯ Find more words! 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