winkle vs scintillate

winkle is a noun but scintillate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
winkle	Yes	No	Yes	No
scintillate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, winkle and scintillate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of winkle include twinkle.

winkle (noun)	scintillate (noun)
edible marine gastropod
small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked

winkle (verb)	scintillate (verb)
remove or displace from a position	be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
gleam or glow intermittently	fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner	emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
	give off
	reflect brightly