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
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
There’s a playfulness, there’s a twinkle in the eye, there’s a sort of tongue in the cheek to that sort of tradition.
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David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
Brendan Hay,
SPIN,
2 June 2026
This twinkling turquoise-and-peach set looks like a treasure waiting to be discovered at the bottom of the ocean.
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Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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Noun
Lucie Brown The twinkle in her eye and upbeat personality are what make 17-year-old Lucie stand out.
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Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
There’s a playfulness, there’s a twinkle in the eye, there’s a sort of tongue in the cheek to that sort of tradition.
—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
Verb
The Danish band’s newfound brightness is apparent from the start, as the album opens with twinkling glockespiel.
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Brendan Hay,
SPIN,
2 June 2026
This twinkling turquoise-and-peach set looks like a treasure waiting to be discovered at the bottom of the ocean.
—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twinkle
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Add the pasta and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
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That assessment comes from Nielsen’s TV and streaming measurement system, which calculates how many people have watched for at least one minute.
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Currently in London while her fiancé Harry Styles performs 12 days at Wembley Stadium as part of his Together, Together tour, Kravitz made time to attend a very British garden party in the blazing sun—looking every bit of a bride-to-be, and flashing her engagement ring in the process.
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WSo what happens if lightning starts flashing during a World Cup match in KC?
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An acre of gleaming stainless steel and people in white lab coats busily believing this.
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Manifest a championship victory with a gleaming chrome trophy manicure.
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Symptoms can include shortness of breath, fatigue and weakness, and a rapid or irregular heartbeat.
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The report listed the probable cause of death as an abnormal heartbeat tied to an underlying condition, systemic sarcoidosis.
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Her heart hammered away, her eyes flickered, and her voice grew tiny and plaintive.
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Vermeer’s pictures are often observed to harbor spiritual meanings as well as material ones, flickering back and forth between the two.
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Situated on the edge of Pier 17, overlooking the East River, the pop-up space is designed to bring the magic of the Amalfi Coast to Manhattan, with sun loungers and sips of the sparkling beverage.
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Shinery takes your jewelry from dirty and dull to sparkling and shining.
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On Sunday night at Dickies Arena, Rush played the second of their four-performance run scheduled for Fort Worth to a soldout audience.
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The game starts with a 60-second contest to disrobe mannequins decked out in layered bras.
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After spending some time by the pool, a semi-Olympic lined with emerald and malachite mosaics that glinted in the soft, ambient light, followed by a quick trip to the sauna, I was escorted to my treatment room, about a half-flight of stairs up, where I was met by Marcia, my therapist.
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In their gowns and bowties, guests giddily slurp mounds of glinting caviar off the back of their hand.
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“Twinkle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twinkle. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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