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twinkle

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of twinkle

a very small space of time

  • in just a twinkle, the shooting star was gone
Synonyms of twinkle

beat, eyeblink, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiff, jiffy, minute, moment, nanosecond, New York minute, second, shake, split second, trice, twinkling, wink
Words Related to twinkle

microsecond

snatch, spurt
Near Antonyms of twinkle

aeon (or eon), age, eternity, forever

infinity, lifetime

twinkle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of twinkle

1 to shine with light at regular intervals

  • holiday decorations twinkled in the shop windows
Synonyms of twinkle

blink, flash, wink
Words Related to twinkle

coruscate, flare, flicker, glance, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, spark, sparkle

2 to shoot forth bursts of light

  • stars twinkling on a crisp September night
Synonyms of twinkle

coruscate, flame, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, luster (or lustre), scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, wink, winkle
Words Related to twinkle

beam, radiate, shine

bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle

blaze, burn, flare, glare, glow

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