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twinkling

 
Adjective twinkling has 1 sense
  1. twinkling - shining intermittently with a sparkling light; "twinkling stars"
    Antonym:
    dull (indirect, via bright)
Noun twinkling has 1 sense
  1. blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute - a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
    --1 is a kind of moment, minute, second, bit
Verb twinkle has 2 senses
  1. flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle - gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
    --1 is one way to radiate
    Derived forms: noun twinkle1, noun twinkler1
    Sample sentences:
    Lights twinkle on the horizon
    The horizon is twinkleing with lights
  2. twinkle, winkle, scintillate - emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
    --2 is one way to shine, beam
    Derived forms: noun twinkle1, noun twinkler1
    Sample sentence:
    The coins twinkle
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