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.
Meaning
2 sensesA 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)
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 twynkelyng, twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle + -ing.From Middle English twynkelyng, twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle + -ing.
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Forms
plural: twinklings| Singular | twinkling |
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