TWINKLINGS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

twinklings

noun

plural of twinkling

as in minutes

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

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Noun

Trump opened the programming with brief comments, speaking for just over 10 minutes.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026
On Wednesday, Abascal was notified to leave and given 30 minutes to pack her essential belongings.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of minutes

Noun

The senior receiver made a game-winning, one-handed catch on fourth-and-goal for the Eagles in the closing seconds — and much to the delight of senior quarterback Sean Ruisz.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Emma Roberts is here as her character from Coven for a few seconds!

— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of seconds

Noun

Others include Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s light and sound installation Pulse Topology (2021), installed in 2023, in which visitors’ heartbeats inform the pulse of lights hanging overhead.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Simpson was diagnosed with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, a rare heart condition that can cause irregular heartbeats and sudden cardiac death in seemingly healthy individuals, per John Hopkins Medicine.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of heartbeats

Noun

There will be moments when someone looks toward the door expecting to see that smile, that wave, or that familiar face coming in to say hello.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
The rivers of people who crammed central Paris and their joyful enthusiasm rivaled other communal, though nonreligious, moments of celebration that marked France in recent decades.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

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