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noun

Definition of twinklenext
as in minute
a very small space of time in just a twinkle, the shooting star was gone

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twinkle

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verb

ˈtwiŋ-kəl How to pronounce twinkle (audio)
1
as in to flash
to shine with light at regular intervals holiday decorations twinkled in the shop windows

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2
as in to gleam
to shoot forth bursts of light stars twinkling on a crisp September night

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Recent Examples of twinkle
Noun
In the evening, the entire space is crisscrossed with twinkle lights. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 June 2026 Perhaps there was not quite the same twinkle in their eyes or pep in their step. — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Verb
In December, wreaths and twinkling lights transform the inn into a New England fantasy. — Air Mail, 4 July 2026 Perch yourself in the Hollywood Hills and watch as the city twinkles below at night. — Kristin Braswell, Architectural Digest, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for twinkle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twinkle
  1. minute
  2. flash
  3. gleam
  4. heartbeat
  5. flicker
  6. sparkle
  7. second
  8. glint
Noun
  • Abello pulled one back with her first goal of the season in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The Green Bay Packers held their annual Family Night Scrimmage Friday night — a practice inside of Lambeau Field where fans were charged $10 to watch the 2-hour, 15 minute session.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of minute
Verb
  • Alas, an adductor injury Monday has put Black out of action, along with James and Isaac Guerendo, the latter of whom is flashing on the side and nearing a return from his pectoral tear.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The cheers that erupted when King flashed on the screen were like no other.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of flash
Verb
  • Bally’s intends to fulfill its obligations under the host agreement, according to sources, including the buildout of the gleaming 34-story hotel, which has already risen up to full height along the Chicago River at the future casino site.
    — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Gritting her teeth in the final few hundred meters, the Polish rider dug deep and with the sun gleaming behind her, raised her arms after crossing the line.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of gleam
Noun
  • Symptoms Symptoms can include sleeplessness, extreme worry about the baby or childbirth, restlessness and a racing heartbeat.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, one morning in January, an informal village health practitioner came to her home and said the fetal heartbeat was slow.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of heartbeat
Verb
  • The neon lights began to move about briskly, like gleaming whirligig beetles, and the lights on the advertising tower closest to the stadium flickered across the Squirrel-brand margarine ad.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • More troubling than the crowds is the flickering recognition that being a symbol is not necessarily a good thing.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of flicker
Verb
  • Its core was partly resolved into a sparkling ball of stars with faint outliers visible even in the 130mm aperture.
    — Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • La Vierge de Fer contrasts the delicate fruit and a lily note with the screech of cold metal, sparkling aldehydes, and lilting sandalwood.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of sparkle
Noun
  • The meteors are tiny fragments shed by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle that burn up in Earth’s atmosphere at about 37 miles (59 kilometers) per second.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Hong Kong — A Chinese rocket set to launch a satellite into orbit blew-up seconds after liftoff Monday, marking the relatively rare failure for a rocket considered a workhorse of Beijing’s space program.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of second
Verb
  • Water rushes past, glinting silver in the light of the sun, just risen above the mountains that ring the bay.
    — Jonathan Wiggin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The glinting metal of the Devil’s watch chain flashed in her mind, his hair and his teeth.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of glint

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