twinkle
verb (used without object)
to shine with a flickering gleam of light, as a star or distant light.
are twinkling
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present progressiveof twinkle.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The stars are twinkling just a bit more merrily today with you there to entertain the heavens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2020
“It’s Gaelic. It means fun. When you’re singing and your eyes are twinkling, that’s craic.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2017
Belesis's own custom-made Italian leather shoes are twinkling away under the strong office lights.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 30, 2011
The lights are twinkling as brightly as ever in store windows this Christmas, but the cash registers so far are not jingling a very merry tune.
From Time Magazine Archive
His nose and cheeks are ruddy, his hair and whiskers unruly, and his red-brown eyes are twinkling.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
