twinkling

[ twing-kling ]
/ ˈtwɪŋ klɪŋ /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR twinkling ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

an act of shining with intermittent gleams of light.
the time required for a wink; an instant.
Archaic. winking; a wink.

Origin of twinkling

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at twinkle, -ing1

OTHER WORDS FROM twinkling

un·twin·kling, adjective

Words nearby twinkling

twining, twinjet, twink, twink out, twinkle, twinkling, twinleaf, twinned, twinning, twins, twinset

Definition for twinkling (2 of 2)

twinkle
[ twing-kuh l ]
/ ˈtwɪŋ kəl /

verb (used without object), twin·kled, twin·kling.

verb (used with object), twin·kled, twin·kling.

to emit (light) in intermittent gleams or flashes.
Archaic. to wink (the eyes or eyelids).

noun

Origin of twinkle

before 900; Middle English twinklen (v.), Old English twinclian; see twink, -le

OTHER WORDS FROM twinkle

twin·kler, noun un·twin·kled, adjective

Words related to twinkling

bright, flashing, gleaming, glimmering, glistening, shimmering, shining, instant, flash, moment, blink, second, shake, fire, scintillation, twinkle, chatoyant, scintillating

Example sentences from the Web for twinkling

British Dictionary definitions for twinkling (1 of 2)

twinkling

twink (twɪŋk)

/ (ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ) /

noun

a very short time; instant; moment Also called: twinkling of an eye

British Dictionary definitions for twinkling (2 of 2)

twinkle
/ (ˈtwɪŋkəl) /

verb (mainly intr)

to emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; shine brightly and intermittently; sparkle twinkling stars
(of the eyes) to sparkle, esp with amusement or delight
rare to move about quickly
(also tr) rare to wink (the eyes); blink

noun

Derived forms of twinkle

twinkler, noun twinkly, adjective

Word Origin for twinkle

Old English twinclian; related to Middle High German zwinken to blink

Idioms and Phrases with twinkling

twinkling

see in the twinkling of an eye.