twinkling

[twing-kling]

noun

1. an act of shining with intermittent gleams of light.

2. the time required for a wink; an instant.

3. Archaic.,  winking; a wink.

twinkling

/ ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ, twɪŋk /

noun

1. Also called: twinkling of an eye. a very short time; instant; moment

Other Word Forms

• untwinkling adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of twinkling¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; twinkle, -ing ¹

Idioms and Phrases

see in the twinkling of an eye.

Example Sentences

Strings of twinkling Christmas lights hung from the ceiling between the stars he’d helped to cut out from silver paper.

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Carolina Medrano, 38, a store employee who on Monday evening rearranged twinkling gold chains, said that even with the discount, business had still been “super slow.”

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As night fell, beneath twinkling string lights, laughter and chatter filled the air.

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So far, the Downtowner’s twinkling neon sign above Hollywood Boulevard has been preserved.

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Throughout the album, the crooner leans into his poetic lyricism, which shines brightest in twinkling love tracks like “Milagro” and “Segundo Amor.”

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