[
US
/ˈtwɪŋkəˌɫi/
]
[ UK /twˈɪŋkli/ ]
[ UK /twˈɪŋkli/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
smiling with happiness or optimism
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
a room of smiling faces
a round red twinkly Santa Claus
How To Use twinkly In A Sentence
- The look should be tough, not twinkly, so apply dark colours in a slapdash way. Times, Sunday Times
- They bring a mad burst of colour to the silver and green countryside of the Peak, with its superlush pastures, twinkly trout streams and shining limestone scars.
- Composed, but upbeat and twinkly, Fran says the experience has given her a balanced perspective on life.
- Uncle Hamish was already rising from his seat, looking positively twinkly with health and good cheer.
- I opened up my package to find a beautiful little egg cosy with the most pretty embellishments, including twinkly crystals, on the top.
- Her voice is ghostly sweet, saved from sickliness by guttural Björk-ish quirks; backed up by electropop whimsy and twinkly piano, it is supremely suited to the sentiment. Ellie Goulding's summer of love
- The quiet guitarist had twinkly green eyes and a mop of untidy, sand-coloured curls that fell across his forehead and straggled engagingly over the tops of his ears.
- I opened up my package to find a beautiful little egg cosy with the most pretty embellishments, including twinkly crystals, on the top.
- Amy is still perky and twinkly, a box-fresh Katie Price ready for deification by the masses. Celebrity Big Brother: Grace Dent's TV OD
- Twinkly lights festooned the rides and side-stalls, the smell of hot dogs, popcorn and candyfloss permeated the air and best of all, they had all the old rides with hurdy-gurdies and barrel organs!