were twinkling
- past progressive of twinkle.
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
Snape stood there, seething, staring from Fudge, who looked thoroughly shocked at his behavior, to Dumbledore, whose eyes were twinkling behind his glasses.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
