twinkling
A shining with fast intermittent lightA shining with fast intermittent light.
» Stars were twinkling in the sky.
Die Sterne funkelten am Himmel.
В небе мерцали звёзды.
Значение
значений: 2A 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.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
Примеры
предложений: 17Stars were twinkling in the sky.
В небе мерцали звёзды. — marafon
deDie Sterne funkelten am Himmel. — Manfredo
Countless stars were twinkling in the sky.
В небе сияли бесчисленные звёзды. — Hellerick
deUnzählige Sterne funkelten am Himmel. — MUIRIEL
Many stars are twinkling in the sky.
Много звёзд мерцает в небе. — corvard
The stars were twinkling in the sky.
Звёзды мерцали в небе. — odexed
ukЗорі мерехтіли у небі. — mutternoise
Stars were twinkling in the night sky.
Звёзды мерцали в ночном небе. — marafon
Происхождение
From Middle English twynkelyng, twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle + -ing.From Middle English twynkelyng, twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle + -ing.
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Формы
мн. число: twinklings| Ед. число | twinkling |
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