Flame and Twinkle

Flame

Flame verb - To be on fire especially brightly.

Usage example: guests gathered around as the Yule log flamed brightly in the inn's great stone fireplace

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Twinkle and flame are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Twinkle" instead the word "Flame" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: flaming, flam, flamed, flamy

Twinkle verb - To shoot forth bursts of light.

Usage example: stars twinkling on a crisp September night

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Flame and twinkle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flame" instead the word "Twinkle" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: twinkling, twinkled

old	old flame	old twinkle
original	original flame	original twinkle
visible	visible flame	visible twinkle
small	small flame	small twinkle
Other adjectives: actual, little, tiny, yellow.

comment	flame comment	twinkle comment
isn't	flame isn't	twinkle isn't

From Saint Seiya, "Ikki" and "Shun", brothers, mean "Gleam" and "Twinkle" respectively, reflecting not just their relationship but also the shine of the Phoenix's flame and of the Nebula Chain.

Source: Theme Naming

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