English-Finnish translations for twinkle

• tuikkia
• pilke
• pyrähdellä
• säihkyä
• tuike
• välke
  Timanttien välke. Silkin välke. Fosvorin välke.
• vilkuttaa

Definition of twinkle

• to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer
• to be bright with delight
• to bat, blink or wink the eyes
• to flit to and fro
• a sparkle or glimmer of light
• a sparkle of delight in the eyes
• a flitting movement
• A brief moment; a twinkling

Examples

• We could see the lights of the village twinkling in the distance.
• His shrewd little eyes twinkled roguishly.
• He was a rotund, jolly man with a twinkle in his eye.
• The popular Swedish cartoon song about genitals was translated as "Willie and Twinkle".

Related words

• twinkling
• twinkling of an eye
• in the twinkling of an eye
• in a twinkling