glitter vs twinkle

glitter

noun
  • A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance. 

  • A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork. 

  • Glitz. 

verb
  • To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam. 

  • To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive. 

twinkle

noun
  • A sparkle or glimmer of light. 

  • A brief moment; a twinkling. 

  • The female genitalia. 

  • A sparkle of delight in the eyes. 

  • A flitting movement. 

verb
  • To bat, blink or wink the eyes. 

  • To be bright with delight. 

  • To flit to and fro. 

  • To shine with a flickering light; to glimmer. 

How often have the words glitter and twinkle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )