TWINKLE (2)

Twin″kle (?), n. 1. 1. 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. 2. A brief flash or gleam, esp. when rapidly repeated.
3. 3. The time of a wink; a twinkling. Dryden.