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twinkling en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle + -ing.
Meanings
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Sparkling intermittently.
Forms
Deriveds
twinklingly · untwinkling
Synonyms
atwinkle
Translations (5)
kix tǖchōkchōk (sparkling intermittently) · bg искрящ (sparkling intermittently) · la coruscus (sparkling intermittently) · eo ekbriletanta (sparkling intermittently) · bg трепкащ (sparkling intermittently)
twinkling en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle + -ing.
Meanings
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of twinkle
twinkling en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English twynkelyng, twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle + -ing.
Meanings
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A shining with fast intermittent light.
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A very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes.
The housework was done in a twinkling.
Forms
Deriveds
in the twinkling of a bedpost · in the twinkling of an eye · in the twinkling of a bedstaff
Synonyms
split-second · span · jiffy · tick · eyeblink · glimpse · jot · New York minute · minute · twinkle · second · blinking · while · twink · jiff · trice · New York second · bit · twinkling · eyeblink · instant · bat of an eye · twinkle · moment · sec · blink of an eye · no time · half a mo · strobing · flash · spurt · mo · blink of an eye · crack · stound