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View usage for: twinkling in British English (ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ) or twink (twɪŋk) nouna very short time; instant; moment Also called: twinkling of an eye twinkling in American English (ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ) noun1. the action of a thing that twinkles 2. b. the very brief time it takes to wink; instant Examples of 'twinkling' in a sentencetwinkling He captures the twinkling eyes and mischievous grin brilliantly.He was in charge of the watch when he noticed a twinkling light some distance away.He returned with a twinkling smile and two large bath towels.He would be 36 richer in the twinkling of an eye.The most intense passage can change into musical comedy in the twinkling of an eye; the whole opera turns on a sixpence.Elsewhere, we're told that this will all happen in the twinkling of an eye.But, in the twinkling of an eye, yesterday becomes history and what matters is what we have just seen.Sometimes that honesty could be somewhat brutal, yet his directness, mischievous grin and twinkling eyes persuaded you to listen to his point of view. Synonyms of 'twinkling'moment, second, flash, instant More Synonyms of twinkling And then in a twinkling all vanished away. Synonyms flash split second two shakes of a lamb's tail (informal) shake (informal) bat of an eye (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition a very brief time The pain disappeared in an instant. Synonyms moment, second, minute, shake (informal), flash, tick (British, informal), no time, twinkling, split second, jiffy (informal), trice, twinkling of an eye (informal), two shakes (informal), two shakes of a lamb's tail (informal), bat of an eye (informal) Definition a very short time I'll have this truck fixed in a jiffy. Synonyms moment, second, flash, instant, twinkling, split second, trice, bat of an eye (informal) Definition a very short period of time For a few seconds nobody said anything. Synonyms moment, minute, instant, flash, tick (British, informal), sec (informal), twinkling, split second, jiffy (informal), trice, twinkling of an eye, two shakes of a lamb's tail (informal), bat of an eye (informal), SEC - twine
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Related terms oftwinkling Additional synonymsDefinition a very short period of time Synonyms moment, second, instant, tick (British, informal), jiffy (informal), triceDefinition a moment or instant I'll be back in a tick. Synonyms moment, second, minute, shake (informal), flash, instant, sec (informal), twinkling, split second, jiffy (informal), trice, half a mo (British, informal), two shakes of a lamb's tail (informal), bat of an eye (informal) She was back in a trice. Synonyms moment, second, minute, shake (informal), flash, instant, tick (British, informal), twinkling, split second, jiffy (informal), twinkling of an eye, two shakes of a lamb's tail (informal), bat of an eye (informal) Hours can pass in a twinkle. Synonyms moment, second, shake (informal), flash, instant, tick (British, informal), twinkling, split second, jiffy (informal), trice, two shakes of a lamb's tail (informal) |