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twinkle toes

[twing-kuhl tohz] / ˈtwɪŋ kəl ˌtoʊz /


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Nick Mohammed turned out to be something of a twinkle toes, making it through with relative ease.

From BBC Oct. 30, 2025

Bowen showed twinkle toes to cut Leeds to ribbons at the back and then converted his own score to fire Wigan ahead.

From BBC Oct. 9, 2015

Let’s hope that soon your bank account will be restored along with the feline’s twinkle toes.

From Slate Jun. 9, 2015

Parents can take their tiny twinkle toes to American Ballet Theater’s “Don Quixote” on Monday.

From New York Times May 27, 2010

Across the screen on twinkle toes comes skipping one of the cutest little velveteen-agers the public has seen since Freddie Bartholomew turned contralto.

From Time Magazine Archive




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