Twinkle vs. Winkle

Twinkleverb

(of a source of light) to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer

‘We could see the lights of the village twinkling in the distance.’;

Winklenoun

A periwinkle or its shell, of family Littorinidae.

Twinkleverb

to be bright with delight

‘His shrewd little eyes twinkled roguishly.’;

Winklenoun

Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, especially, in the United States, either of two species Busycotypus canaliculata and Busycon carica.

Twinkleverb

to bat, blink or wink the eyes

Winklenoun

The penis, especially that of a boy rather than that of a man.

Twinkleverb

to flit to and fro

Winkleverb

To extract.

Twinklenoun

a sparkle or glimmer of light

Winklenoun

Any periwinkle.

Twinklenoun

a sparkle of delight in the eyes.

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

Winklenoun

small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked

Twinklenoun

a flitting movement

Winklenoun

edible marine gastropod

Twinklenoun

(colloquial) A brief moment; a twinkling.

Winkleverb

emit or reflect light in a flickering manner;

‘Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?’;

Twinklenoun

(childish) The female genitalia.

‘The popular Swedish cartoon song about genitals was translated as "Willie and Twinkle".’;

Winkleverb

gleam or glow intermittently;

‘The lights were flashing’;

Twinkleverb

To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.

‘The owl fell a moping and twinkling.’;

Winkleverb

remove or displace from a position

Twinkleverb

To shine with an intermitted or a broken, quavering light; to flash at intervals; to sparkle; to scintillate.

‘These stars do not twinkle when viewed through telescopes that have large apertures.’; ‘The western sky twinkled with stars.’;

Twinklenoun

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.’;

Twinklenoun

A brief flash or gleam, esp. when rapidly repeated.

Twinklenoun

The time of a wink; a twinkling.

Twinklenoun

a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash

Twinkleverb

gleam or glow intermittently;

‘The lights were flashing’;

Twinkleverb

emit or reflect light in a flickering manner;

‘Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?’;