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1. A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
   "if I had the chance I'd do it in a twinkling";
   - blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, wink, New York minute [US], jiff

1. Shining intermittently with a sparkling light
   "twinkling stars"

1. Gleam or glow intermittently
   "The lights were twinkling";
   - flash, blink, wink, winkle
    
2. (celestial body) emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
   "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?";
   - winkle, scintillate
    
3. Show amusement or good humour with the eyes
   - sparkle

Derived forms: twinklings

See also: bright

Type of: beam, bit, minute, mo, moment, radiate, second, shine

Encyclopedia: Twinkling