twinkle
verb (used without object)
to shine with a flickering gleam of light, as a star or distant light.
were twinkling
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past progressiveof twinkle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"Up to that point he had always kept his gaze down. But at that moment, he looked up, staring intently at the video. His eyes were twinkling."
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025
"They were twinkling, these lights coming down. I shouldn't say fairyland, but that's what it looked like to a little girl."
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2021
Night had fallen, and the little strands of lights on the campers and trailers were twinkling in the dusk.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2016
The hills round about were twinkling with the campfires of Chinese troops and in a nipa shack Chinese generals squatted with us about the burning logs, going over their plans.
From Time Magazine Archive
She poked me again, hard this time, but her eyes were twinkling.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
