Meanings
plural twinklers
- One who, or that which, twinkles or winks.
- colloquialAn eye.
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The pupils of his eyes were as dark as his hair, except that they were flecked with sparks of hazel: as a child, strangers were apt to say that a pair of twinklers like his could be sold as diamonds to a duchess (later, when it came time for him to be included in Deeti's shrine, much would be made of the brilliance of his gaze).
2015, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies
Origin
- Middle Englishtwinklere
- Englishtwinkler
From Middle English twinklere, twinclere, equivalent to twinkle + -er.
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twinkler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twinkler
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