twinkling

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/ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/

noun 2adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

above, cheerful, countless, done, festive, many

VERB + TWINKLING

adorned, fly, stars

TWINKLING + NOUN

eyelid, night, sky

PREP.

down, from, from, in, in, with

ADV.

brightly

Definitions

adj

Sparkling intermittently.

noun

A shining with fast intermittent light.

A very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes.

The housework was done in a twinkling.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

in the twinkling of an eye

Immediately; instantaneously.

Father, come, ile take my leaue of the Iew in the twinkling of an eye.

twinkling of an eye

A short period of time.

Ghost: No sooner had she spoke but we were heere, / I wot not how, in twinkling of an eye.

Example Bank

The housework was done in a twinkling.

Wiktionary

Countless stars were twinkling in the sky.

Tatoeba · #18312

Many stars are twinkling in the sky.

Tatoeba · #41007

Around the world thoughts shall fly in the twinkling of an eye.

Tatoeba · #246241

The stars were twinkling in the sky.

Tatoeba · #271518

The stars twinkling in the night sky looked like jewels.

Tatoeba · #324019

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