English Dictionary

twinkle

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtwɪŋ.kəl/

名詞

口語 幼児語

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.

日本語の意味

光が一瞬ちらつく現象（きらめき、瞬光） / 目に表れる喜びや感動の輝き / かすかに揺れる、またははやく移り変わる動き / ごく短い瞬間（口語で『一瞬』の意味） / （幼児語）女性の外性器

A single twinkle in the night sky caught her eye as she walked home.

家へ歩いている途中、夜空のひとつのきらめきが彼女の目を引いた。

意味（1）

a sparkle or glimmer of light

Soon the rocket was out of sight, and the flame was only seen as a tiny twinkle of light.

意味（2）

a sparkle of delight in the eyes.

He was a rotund, jolly man with a twinkle in his eye.

意味（3）

a flitting movement

I saw the twinkle of white feet,

意味（4）

(colloquial) A brief moment; a twinkling.

意味（5）

(childish) The female genitalia.

The popular Swedish cartoon song about genitals was translated as Willie and Twinkle.

twinkles （ plural ）