twinkling

  • 21twinkling — 1. adjective Sparkling intermittently. 2. noun a) A shining with fast intermittent light. b) The time it takes to blink the eyes …

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  • 22twinkling — Synonyms and related words: blink, blinking, blinky, breath, coruscant, coruscating, coruscation, coup, crack, firefly, flash, glimmer, glimmering, glimmerous, glimmery, glisten, glistening, glister, glistering, glitter, glittering, glittery,… …

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  • 23twinkling — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sparkling, glimmering, flashing; see bright 1 , shimmering . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. instant, split second, wink, blink of an eye, heartbeat, flash, moment. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A very brief time:… …

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  • 24twinkling — twin·kling || twɪŋklɪŋ n. action of shining with a flickering light; amount of time it takes to wink; wink (Archaic) twin·kle || twɪŋkl n. sparkle, flicker, faint uneven light; amount of time it takes to wink; wink (Archaic) v. sparkle,… …

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  • 25twinkling — n 1. glinting, glimmering, sparkling. See twinkle(def. 3). 2. instant, second, moment. See twinkle(def. 4) …

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  • 26twinkling — twin·kling …

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  • 27twinkling — twin•kling [[t]ˈtwɪŋ klɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) an act of shining with intermittent gleams of light 2) the time required for a wink; an instant …

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  • 28twinkling of an eye — blink of an eye, very short period of time, small moment …

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  • 29twinkling of the stars — glittering of the stars, sparkling of the stars …

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  • 30in a twinkling — (or the twinkling of an eye) in an instant; very quickly * * * in a twinkling (or in the twinkling of an eye) : very quickly : in a very short time He was back in a twinkling. • • • Main Entry: ↑twinkling …

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