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noun

ˈtwiŋ-k(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce twinkling (audio)
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as in minute
a very small space of time in a twinkling, the rabbit had disappeared

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twinkling

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adjective

as in gleaming

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twinkling

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verb

present participle of twinkle
1
as in flashing
to shine with light at regular intervals holiday decorations twinkled in the shop windows

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2
as in glinting
to shoot forth bursts of light stars twinkling on a crisp September night

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twinkling
  1. minute
  2. heartbeat
  3. second
  4. moment
  5. twinkle
  6. glittering
  7. glancing
  8. blinding
Noun
  • Remove from oven, stir, spread again in thin layer and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
    Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Penny, a former Marine, placed Neely in a choke hold for about six minutes on a New York City subway in May 2023 after Neely got on the car yelling and asking people for money.
    PHILIP MARCELO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of minute
Noun
  • Symptoms of panic or anxiety can include chest pain, shortness of breath, sweating, and a fast heartbeat.
    Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The whole track flutters with ecstasy, especially the racing, clubby drum track, racing like a heartbeat.
    Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of heartbeat
Noun
  • Pull up a chair—actually, no need to sit, because the answer is so simple that it can be summed up in a few seconds.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
  • There are nearly 200,000 frames in a two-hour movie shot at 24 frames per second.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of second
Noun
  • Here’s a look at some of the most memorable moments from the film: A history of abuse Elton describes his parents as violent.
    Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The couple, who also share daughters Elliotte, 3, and Bennett, 21 months – along with another baby girl on the way – have had their fair share of parenting moments under the public eye.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of moment
Noun
  • Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Donna Kelce is trading touchdowns for twinkle lights.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Other ideas for your holiday weekend: 🍷 Walk among twinkle lights, buy crafts and gifts, take home Christmas trees, and sip cider at Blake's Orchard's holiday extravaganza.
    Annalise Frank, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of twinkle
Adjective
  • To assemble the properties, Disney razed City Winery (which before that was another media center, the home of El Diario/La Prensa) and a full block of low-rise commercial buildings, but a 2013 rezoning precluded replacing them with a single glittering glass stalagmite.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The view of the glittering jade ocean from the bed is a highlight.
    Harriet Marsden, The Week UK, theweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of glittering
Adjective
  • Glaser, from a very glancing stylistic consideration, looks like a multicam by comparison.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Even so, Joonam is too scattershot and distanced from culture and politics to resonate with the news — potentially the film’s greatest draw — in more than a glancing way.
    Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2023
Definition of glancing
Adjective
  • Rows and rows of poinsettias, thousands of them, spread across the concrete floors in a sea of crimson, the scent of damp soil and the blinding brightness of the blooms hitting my senses instantly.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2024
  • To say that all of them were financed with equity amounts to a blinding glimpse of the obvious.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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