twinkling

twinkling

noun

Definition of TWINKLING

: the time required for a wink : instant <the kettle will boil in a twinkling — Punch>

Examples of TWINKLING

1. <in a twinkling, the rabbit had disappeared>

First Known Use of TWINKLING

14th century

Related to TWINKLING

Synonyms: beat, eyeblink, flash, heartbeat, jiff, jiffy, minute, moment, nanosecond, New York minute, second, shake, split second, trice, twinkle, instant, wink

Related Words: microsecond; snatch, spurt

Near Antonyms: aeon (or eon), age, eternity, forever; infinity, lifetime

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Rhymes with TWINKLING

inkling, sprinkling