twinkle

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Their goal was to understand how the pulsar's radio signal appears to "twinkle" as it travels through clouds of gas on its way to Earth.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

Holiday markets abound, trees twinkle with light, and bells sound in the streets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

But as “Starring Dick Van Dyke” establishes, the agile song-and-dance man with a perpetual twinkle in his eye is much more than that.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

This time, he had an impish twinkle in his eye.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025

Then, for the first time since the Henry had sailed, Nat saw a twinkle in Prince’s eyes.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham