as in minute
a very small space of time
in a twinkling, the rabbit had disappeared
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as in gleaming
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as in flashing
to shine with light at regular intervals
holiday decorations twinkled in the shop windows
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as in glinting
to shoot forth bursts of light
stars twinkling on a crisp September night
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twinkling
Noun
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American leading scorer Matt Rogers injured his right knee four minutes into the game.—
Jeff Wallner,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025 -
Just over three minutes into overtime, Abramczyk took a pass from Thomson, made a quick turn on the right wing and ripped a 25-yard shot into the top of the net.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Empathy is the heartbeat of every meaningful relationship.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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According to the Mayo Clinic, arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat that happens when the heart's electrical signals don’t work properly.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Finished a close second on debut with the winner of that race returning to win an Allowance race and then a distant 4th in the Risen Star Stakes.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Each chef has just 30 seconds to select a single ingredient.—
Buddha Lo,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The receivers were ready, warmed up and ready for their big moment.—
Seth Emerson,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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The final moments of the episode also reveal that the parasitic alien Sequids are still roaming the sewers, the bloodthirsty Battle Beast is alive in space and Angstrom Levy (Sterling K. Brown) survived the Invincible War.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These twinkle lights, on sale for $18.99 from Amazon, can be combined and have a timer function.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
5 Dec. 2024
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He’s always got a twinkle in his eye during sketches and makes everyone around him have more fun.—
Andy Hoglund,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The massive textured gown featured an ombre yellow color and glittering embellishments. 09 of 16 Keira Knightley Keira Knightley stepped out to the Le Grand Dîner du Louvre in Paris in Chanel FW24 Couture.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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The dress also featured an ornate cape with even more glittering details throughout.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Glaser, from a very glancing stylistic consideration, looks like a multicam by comparison.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Aug. 2024
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Even so, Joonam is too scattershot and distanced from culture and politics to resonate with the news — potentially the film’s greatest draw — in more than a glancing way.—
Caryn James,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Without that tip, the focus on O’Keefe’s death may have remained on a car accident in a blinding snow blizzard, hampering claims during the first trial that Read’s boyfriend had been killed inside the Fairview Road property and that his body had been dumped out in the snow.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
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By morning, the ache had metastasized into a blinding migraine.—
Cassidy Randall,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Twinkling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twinkling. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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