twinkling

The patio’s banquettes arrived directly from France, and twinkling strung lights sway from the ceiling.
Bistro du Jour transports you from Wharf to Seine|Evan Caplan|November 19, 2021|Washington Blade
Those twinkling diamonds are several thousand light-years away.
Are Aliens Already Here?|Josefina Salomon|August 2, 2021|Ozy
To figure out any Cepheid’s true brightness, all an astronomer had to do was measure its twinkling speed.
A century of astronomy revealed Earth’s place in the universe|Lisa Grossman|July 21, 2021|Science News
Guests can enjoy yard games under the twinkling fairy lights, cozy outdoor seating areas, a playground, and a soak-worthy hot tub.
The Best Hipcamp for Every National Park|Emily Pennington|May 19, 2021|Outside Online

For this study, the team used hyper-sensitive tools called two-photon microscopes that allowed them to see the movement of calcium in the brain as twinkling light in super high detail.
Why do brains need sleep? These ‘twinkling’ star-shaped cells may help us find out|Rachael Zisk|September 29, 2020|Popular-Science
Twinkling camp fires showed that they were running toward a country that was literally swarming with Germans.
The Belgians to the Front|Colonel James Fiske
Twinkling stars hung between the columns, burning with a fragrance like flowers.
Idolatry|Julian Hawthorne
Twinkling lights were all that I could see of the noted town.
On the Mexican Highlands|William Seymour Edwards
Twinkling, shining, expanding, the stars grew into a pair of eyes in the darkness.
Camps and Trails|Henry Abbott
Twinkling is much more violent near the horizon than near the zenith, and more pronounced on some nights than others.
Meteorology|Charles Fitzhugh Talman

British Dictionary definitions for twinkling

twinkling

twink (twɪŋk)

/ (ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ) /

noun

a very short time; instant; momentAlso called: twinkling of an eye

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twinkling

see in the twinkling of an eye.

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twink (twɪŋk)

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