"winkling" in the verb sense
1. twinkle, winkle, scintillate
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
"Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
2. flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
gleam or glow intermittently
"The lights were flashing"
3. winkle, winkle out
remove or displace from a position
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