as in minute
a very small space of time
in just a twinkle, the shooting star was gone
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as in to gleam
to shoot forth bursts of light
stars twinkling on a crisp September night
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Recent Examples of twinkle
Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2024
Taking inspiration from his childhood spent in India, the tree features an array of tinsel and twinkle lights.
—Emma Kershaw, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Shelby Stewart, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
Think: hot chocolate by the fire, twinkling lights, Michael Buble on the stereo, and a romance novel set amidst a snowy backdrop to really get you in the spirit.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Another easy way to add celestial touches to your Christmas decor is with twinkle lights that resemble stars.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2024
Taking inspiration from his childhood spent in India, the tree features an array of tinsel and twinkle lights.
—Emma Kershaw, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
Year after year, her music defines the holiday season, her voice becoming as much a part of Christmas as twinkling lights and hot cocoa.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
Think: hot chocolate by the fire, twinkling lights, Michael Buble on the stereo, and a romance novel set amidst a snowy backdrop to really get you in the spirit.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twinkle
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Sixty firefighters took 50 minutes to control the fire.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Jan. 2025
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Milton played eight minutes and recorded an assist.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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When an extreme gust of wind sent the helicopter plunging around 100 feet, an emergency light on the dashboard flashed a warning that the transmission box was out of oil.—
Thomas Fuller,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Another reason may be the notifications about spending and account balances that flash up on a consumer's watch or phone after payment.—
Bill Hardekopf,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Four lowriders, parked alongside gas pumps, gleamed in the afternoon sun in Altadena.—
Ken Bensinger,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Venus and Saturn will appear in the southwest, Jupiter will gleam overhead, and Mars will appear to rise in the east.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
13 Jan. 2025
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But when the body’s fight-or-flight survival response doesn’t let up, temporary changes such as muscle tension, shallow breathing, rapid heartbeat and edginess can give way to headaches, trouble sleeping, irritability, and the debilitating paralysis symptomatic of chronic anxiety or depression.—
Sara Sidner,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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The Black community has always been the heartbeat of beauty innovation yet, Black creators have to fight tirelessly for credit, fair pay, and opportunities.—
Lyric Christian,
Essence,
16 Jan. 2025
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Try Audible for free Prologue On a hot afternoon in May 2016, five miles outside the young petro-city of Fort McMurray, Alberta, a small wildfire flickered and ventilated, rapidly expanding its territory through a mixed forest that hadn't seen fire in decades.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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In two cases, the superconductivity flickered, with resistance coming and going.—
Charlie Wood,
WIRED,
12 Jan. 2025
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Enormous silver machines glinted under fluorescent lights.—
Dhruv Khullar,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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Daphne Guinness—in a blazer from McGirr’s first McQueen collection scattered with glinting jet stone—picks her way through the TikTokers and ring lights to breathlessly invite McGirr to dissect her collection of Victoriana, just as Lee did in the noughties.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
16 Dec. 2024
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Senior Captain Cam Perry hit 2 free throws in the final seconds to seal the 14th win of the season for Olympia.—
Robert W Clark,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Tattle scored his second goal, tipping it in with one-half of a second to go, lifting the Huskies to a 2-1 victory over Quinnipiac in the first game of the CT Ice festival at Sacred Heart.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
25 Jan. 2025
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With this final step, your appliance should be sparkling.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
9 Jan. 2025
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Hamels, Lester and Price sparkled in the World Series.—
Tyler Kepner,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Twinkle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twinkle. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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