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twinkling
[ twing-kling ]
/ ˈtwɪŋ klɪŋ /
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noun
an act of shining with intermittent gleams of light.
the time required for a wink; an instant.
Archaic. winking; a wink.
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OTHER WORDS FROM twinkling
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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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Other Idioms and Phrases with twinkling
twinkling
see in the twinkling of an eye.
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