twinkling
Sparkling intermittentlySparkling intermittently.
» Stars were twinkling in the sky.
Die Sterne funkelten am Himmel. — Manfredo
В небе мерцали звёзды. — marafon
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1 sensesSparkling intermittently.
shining intermittently with a sparkling light
Examples
17 sentencesStars were twinkling in the sky.
ruВ небе мерцали звёзды. — marafon
deDie Sterne funkelten am Himmel. — Manfredo
The stars were twinkling in the sky.
Зорі мерехтіли у небі. — mutternoise
ruЗвёзды мерцали в небе. — odexed
The stars twinkling in the night sky looked like jewels.
Зірки, що мерехтіли у нічному небі, виглядали наче дорогоцінне каміння. — uaspeaker
ruЗвезды, мерцавшие в ночном небе, выглядели как драгоценные камни. — las
The stars were twinkling brightly overhead.
Countless stars were twinkling in the sky.
ruВ небе сияли бесчисленные звёзды. — Hellerick
deUnzählige Sterne funkelten am Himmel. — MUIRIEL
Origin
From Middle English twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle + -ing.From Middle English twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle + -ing.
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Forms
more twinkling, most twinkling| Comparative | more twinkling Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most twinkling Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.