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twinkling
[ twing-kling ]
noun
- an act of shining with intermittent gleams of light.
- the time required for a wink; an instant.
- Archaic. winking; a wink.
twinkling
/ ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ; twɪŋk /
noun
- a very short time; instant; moment Also calledtwinkling of an eye
Other Words From
- un·twinkling adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of twinkling1
Idioms and Phrases
see in the twinkling of an eye .Example Sentences
Twinkling camp fires showed that they were running toward a country that was literally swarming with Germans.
Twinkling stars hung between the columns, burning with a fragrance like flowers.
Twinkling lights were all that I could see of the noted town.
Twinkling, shining, expanding, the stars grew into a pair of eyes in the darkness.
Twinkling is much more violent near the horizon than near the zenith, and more pronounced on some nights than others.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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