winkle

Noun

• edible marine gastropod

• small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked

Verb

• remove or displace from a position

• gleam or glow intermittently
  • The lights were flashing
    

• emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
  • Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  periwinkle , winkle out , flash , blink , wink , twinkle , scintillate