funkeln — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brightness noun The quality or degree of giving off or reflecting light.
- coruscate verb To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.
- coruscation noun A sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light; a sparkle.
- scintillate verb To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
- sparkle noun A small flash of light, or a general quality of shining brightness.
- twink noun (slang) A young, slim, attractive gay man, typically without much body hair.
- twinkle verb To shine with a flickering, sparkling light.
- wink verb To close and quickly reopen one eye as a signal, joke, or private message to someone.
Senses
funkeln is used for these senses in English:
- brightness The quality of being bright.
- coruscate (intransitive) To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.
- coruscation A sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light; a sparkle.
- scintillate (intransitive) To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
- sparkle Brilliance; luster.
- sparkle (by extension) To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle
- twink A very short moment of time.
- twink To twinkle; to sparkle.
coruscate — full definition
- verb To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.
- verb To exhibit brilliant technique or style.