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twink

intransitive verb
\ ˈtwiŋk\
-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of twink

 (Entry 1 of 4)

: wink, twinkle

twink

noun (1)
\ "\
plural -s

Definition of twink (Entry 2 of 4)

: wink, twinkling —used especially in the phrase in a twink

twink

transitive verb
\ "\
-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of twink (Entry 3 of 4)

dialectal, England
: punish, thrash

twink

noun (2)
\ "\
plural -s

Definition of twink (Entry 4 of 4)

dialectal, British
: chaffinch

History and Etymology for twink

Intransitive verb

Middle English twinken

Noun (1)

Middle English, from twinken, verb

Transitive verb

origin unknown

Noun (2)

imitative

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