Synonyms of twinkling

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noun

ˈtwiŋ-k(ə-)liŋ 

as in minute

a very small space of time

in a twinkling, the rabbit had disappeared

Synonyms & Similar Words

• minute
• heartbeat
• second
• moment
• twinkle
• instant
• wink
• split second
• trice
• nanosecond
• jiffy
• flash
• shake
• eyeblink
• beat
• jiff
• New York minute
• microsecond
• snatch
• spurt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eternity
• age
• forever
• infinity
• lifetime
• eon

twinkling

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adjective

as in gleaming

Related Words

• gleaming
• glistening
• shimmering
• flickering
• winking
• flashing
• sparkling
• glittering
• glancing
• blinding
• glimmering
• glaring
• shimmery
• scintillant
• glinting
• scintillating
• aglitter
• glistering
• flaring
• agleam
• gemmy
• flaming
• sunny
• blazing
• shining
• ardent
• burning
• coruscant
• burnished
• dazzling
• shined
• red-hot
• fiery
• lambent
• polished
• incandescent
• radiant
• shiny
• effulgent
• luminous
• refulgent
• glowing
• ablaze
• lustrous
• splendid
• beaming
• combusting
• lucent
• candescent
• brilliant
• lucid
• fulgent
• bedazzling
• sheeny
• clear
• bright
• ultrabright
• superbright

Dissimilar Words

• dim
• dusky
• dark
• dull
• blackened
• darkened
• obscure
• dimmed
• darkling
• somber
• unlit
• gloomy
• obscured
• lackluster
• lightless
• pitch-black
• darkish
• pitch-dark
• darksome
• murky
• shadowy
• cloudy
• pale
• unbright
• gray
• tenebrous
• unbrilliant
• shady
• leaden
• sunless
• shadowlike
• palish

twinkling

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verb

present participle of twinkle

1

as in flashing

to shine with light at regular intervals

holiday decorations twinkled in the shop windows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flashing
• flickering
• glinting
• sparkling
• glittering
• glistening
• shimmering
• winking
• glimmering
• blinking
• flaring
• glancing
• glistering
• spangling
• scintillating
• coruscating
• sparking

2

as in glinting

to shoot forth bursts of light

stars twinkling on a crisp September night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gleaming
• glinting
• flashing
• glittering
• shimmering
• shining
• glistening
• sparkling
• glimmering
• glowing
• glancing
• winking
• glistering
• spangling
• scintillating
• winkling
• coruscating
• flaming
• lustering
• beaming
• dazzling
• blinding
• radiating
• flaring
• glaring
• blazing
• bedazzling
• burning
• dazing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of twinkling

Verb

His pencil mustache, his fastidious gestures, and his twinkling eyes are at least as famous as his drinks. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

The Hubble Space Telescope captured this twinkling image of NGC 6723, or the Chandelier Cluster, a globular star cluster located 27,000 light-years away in our Milky Way galaxy. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Be sure to plan at least one evening on-property to catch the sunset, when the mountains are painted in shades of pink and purple before giving way to a sky filled with twinkling stars. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026

That night, rather than looking at the twinkling wind instruments on the stage, he was captivated by the view of the father and daughter in front of him. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

The man from Bethlehem Lights is here to present his pre-lit trees, stately faux spruces twinkling with proprietary Color Prism illumination technology, 81 color and light combinations, the best time to purchase is now. — Hannah Engler Harvey, Longreads, 30 July 2026

Meanwhile, families have front-row seats to a special show at night—the twinkling lights of ships passing through the Panama Canal on the horizon. — Gina Kramer, USA Today, 25 July 2026

In December, wreaths and twinkling lights transform the inn into a New England fantasy. — Air Mail, 4 July 2026

As the firework began to wane after well over a minute, zigzagging streaks of light spread into a canopy of twinkling flashes that resembled stars. — Sacbee.com, 28 June 2026