Twinkling

//ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ//

Synonyms for "twinkling" (106 found)

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Closest matches (22)

Noun(9 words)

blink of an eye flash instant jiffy new york minute trice bat of an eye bit blinking

Adjective(2 words)

astar atwinkle

blink blink of eye blinking blinky breath bright brilliant coruscant coruscating coruscation coup

Strong matches (31)

crack firefly flash flicker glimmer glimmering glimmerous glimmery glisten glistening glister glistering glitter glittering glittery glowworm half a jiffy half a mo half a second half a shake

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instant jiff jiffy microsecond

Noun(7 words)

crack eyeblink glimpse half a mo heartbeat jiff jot

Related words (53)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

5 entries

bit minute mo moment second

Synonyms

1 entries

blink of eye

derived

3 entries

in the twinkling of a bedpost in the twinkling of a bedstaff in the twinkling of an eye

form of

1 entries

twinkle

related to

7 entries

blink eye intermittent shining sparkling time twinkle

similar

2 entries

bright

Translations

5 translations across 4 languages.

Bulgarian

2 entries

искрящ adj (sparkling intermittently)
трепкащ adj (sparkling intermittently)

Esperanto

1 entries

ekbriletanta adj (sparkling intermittently)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries

tǖchōkchōk adj (sparkling intermittently)

Latin

1 entries

coruscus adj (sparkling intermittently)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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Countless stars were twinkling in the sky.

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Many stars are twinkling in the sky.

Source: tatoeba (41007)

Around the world thoughts shall fly in the twinkling of an eye.

Source: tatoeba (246241)

The stars were twinkling in the sky.

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