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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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·³Ù·É¾±²Ôk±ô¾±²Ô²µ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of twinkling1
Idioms and Phrases
see in the twinkling of an eye .Example Sentences
It’s a gorgeous spot any time of day, but at night, with the city lights twinkling below, it becomes truly magical — a definite highlight of our stay at the St. Regis.
"Up to that point he had always kept his gaze down. But at that moment, he looked up, staring intently at the video. His eyes were twinkling."
This spectacle, so often gray and transactional the rest of the year, becomes tinged with a certain charm when set against the twinkling garlands and strings of white lights at O’Hare.
My friend and I were sitting at the bar when the first few twinkling notes of "Mistletoe" began.
When I’m inside the space, I feel a sense of calm, basking in the wonder of thousands of twinkling stars and the peacefulness of our planet when viewed from above.
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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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