as in minute
a very small space of time
in just a twinkle, the shooting star was gone
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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
Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Perch yourself in the Hollywood Hills and watch as the city twinkles below at night.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The 200-foot-long immersive light tunnel lost 170 feet of twinkling illumination, also in need of reinstallation.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Princess Märtha Louise, 54, then put her hand over the camera, and to the tune of twinkle music, she and Durek, 50, reappeared in lavender outfits.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Perch yourself in the Hollywood Hills and watch as the city twinkles below at night.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
One can tell Jupiter from Pollux because planets tend to shine with steady light, whereas stars will twinkle.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The 200-foot-long immersive light tunnel lost 170 feet of twinkling illumination, also in need of reinstallation.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twinkle
Noun
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Tied at 19, the Chiefs got the ball back with four minutes left, with the chance to march for a game-winning field goal.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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There were gaps and cracks at the metal flashing joints throughout the cook lines.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Euless Trinity flashed a new offensive wrinkle that will certainly draw attention from upcoming playoff opponents.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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For nearly a century, the Oscars stood as a gleaming cathedral to Hollywood prestige, the pinnacle of artistic achievement.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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Williams points to these small moments, and poignant visions, as the representations of our hope, our resilience, our bright and gleaming futures.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Digoxin Digoxin is used to treat heart failure and certain types of irregular heartbeats.—
Jessica Swirble,
Verywell Health,
5 Jan. 2026
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World-first findings on coffee and irregular heartbeat University of Adelaide and University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) researchers led a randomized clinical trial of 200 adults from Australia, the US and Canada with atrial fibrillation (AF) to test coffee's impact on irregular heartbeats.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Private sector confidence flickers but has not fully ignited.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
31 Dec. 2025
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Use the remote to set a timer, change the flickering mode, and adjust brightness.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The sunshine sparkles upon the ripples of the gently moving water, which is clear and colored like tea by natural plant tannins.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Per its Sotheby's auction listing, scrolls of diamonds are interrupted by sparkling floral motifs, while a romantic heart emblem sits at the center.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Kane opened the scoring on a two-man advantage with 29 seconds left in the first period.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Instead, Prairie View A&M was forced to foul on the other end, and UAPB guard Kristyna Boyd made one of her two fouls shots with 10 seconds to go to set the final score.—
Erick Taylor,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Picture guests arriving for the holidays, headlights glinting off the curve of an elegant half-moon drive as the scent of salt air drifts in from Buzzards Bay.—
Miriam Schwartz,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Blüemlisalphütte, its red and white shutters glinting in the miraculous sudden sunlight.—
Lucy Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Twinkle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twinkle. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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