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twinkle

verb as in glimmer, shine

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I sit across from him and notice the twinkle in his eye is gone.

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With a twinkle in her eye, she recalls one groom who was confident he could make it through a reading, only to nearly collapse in tears at the sight of his bride.

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"It's his laugh, right? He has such a hearty laugh. And sometimes you'll see that twinkle in his eye, or that smirk, and I just get transported."

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He performs with an affectionate twinkle in his eye, offering understanding even when his jealousy is put to the severest test.

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But this is transformation in a relative twinkle.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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