Meaning

2 senses
  1. A shining with fast intermittent light.

  2. 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 sentences
  1. Stars were twinkling in the sky.

    ruВ небе мерцали звёзды. — marafon

    deDie Sterne funkelten am Himmel. — Manfredo

  2. The stars were twinkling in the sky.

    Зорі мерехтіли у небі. — mutternoise

    ruЗвёзды мерцали в небе. — odexed

  3. 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

  4. The stars were twinkling brightly overhead.

  5. 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
Singulartwinkling
Pluraltwinklings

regular

Synonyms

35 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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