as in gleaming
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as in minute
a very small space of time
in a twinkling, the rabbit had disappeared
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as in flashing
to shine with light at regular intervals
holiday decorations twinkled in the shop windows
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as in glinting
to shoot forth bursts of light
stars twinkling on a crisp September night
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“Twinkling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twinkling. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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