present participle and gerund of twinkle

A shining with fast intermittent light. / A very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes.

plural of twinge

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of twinge

(of a source of light) to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer / (chiefly of eyes) 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 / (colloquial) A brief moment; a twinkling. / (childish) The female genitalia.

(slang) Someone with extraordinary footwork

(chiefly fandom slang) Incestuous sexual relations between twins, or siblings who look very similar.

(of a baseball double-header) that begins in the late afternoon

plural of twine