What does "twinkle" mean?

Twinkle: To shine with an intermitted or a broken, quavering light; to flash at intervals; to sparkle; to scintillate. These stars not twinkle when viewed through telescopes that have large apertures. Sir I. Newton. The western sky twinkled with stars. Sir W. Scott.

Additional senses

  1. 2.A closing or opening, or a quick motion, of the eye; a wink or sparkle of the eye. Suddenly, with twinkle of her eye, The damsel broke his misintended dart. Spenser.
  2. 3.A brief flash or gleam, esp. when rapidly repeated.
  3. 4.The time of a wink; a twinkling. Dryden.

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