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twinkling

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of twinkling

a very small space of time
  • in a twinkling, the rabbit had disappeared
Synonyms of twinkling

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

microsecond

snatch, spurt
Near Antonyms of twinkling

aeon (or eon), age, eternity, forever

infinity, lifetime

twinkling

verb , present participle of twinkle

Synonyms and Antonyms of twinkling

1 to shine with light at regular intervals
  • holiday decorations twinkled in the shop windows
Synonyms of twinkling

blinking, flashing, winking
Words Related to twinkling

coruscating, flaring, flickering, glancing, glimmering, glinting, glistening, glistering, glittering, scintillating, shimmering, spangling, sparking, sparkling
2 to shoot forth bursts of light
  • stars twinkling on a crisp September night
Synonyms of twinkling

coruscating, flaming, flashing, glancing, gleaming, glimmering, glinting, glistening, glistering, glittering, lustering (or lustring), scintillating, shimmering, spangling, sparkling, winking, winkling
Words Related to twinkling

beaming, radiating, shining

bedazzling, blinding, dazing, dazzling

blazing, burning, flaring, glaring, glowing

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