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twinkling

noun

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L329756 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

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L341397 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle + -ing.

  1. Sparkling intermittently.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English twynkelyng, twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle + -ing.

  1. A shining with fast intermittent light.
  2. A very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes.

    “The housework was done in a twinkling.”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of twinkle