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单词 twinkling
释义

twinkling

noun

twin·​kling ˈtwiŋ-k(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce twinkling (audio)
: the time required for a wink : instant
the kettle will boil in a twinkling Punch

Synonyms

  • beat
  • eyeblink
  • flash
  • heartbeat
  • instant
  • jiff
  • jiffy
  • minute
  • moment
  • nanosecond
  • New York minute
  • second
  • shake
  • split second
  • trice
  • twinkle
  • wink
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Example Sentences

in a twinkling, the rabbit had disappeared

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

twinkling

noun

twin·​kling
ˈtwiŋ-kliŋ
: twinkle entry 2 sense 2
Off they went … and … had their clothes on in a twinkling Astrid Lindgren, Pippi Longstocking

twinkling 1 of 3

noun

as in minute
a very small space of time in a twinkling, the rabbit had disappeared

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • minute
  • heartbeat
  • second
  • twinkle
  • moment
  • instant
  • wink
  • trice
  • split second
  • nanosecond
  • jiffy
  • eyeblink
  • jiff
  • flash
  • shake
  • beat
  • New York minute
  • microsecond
  • snatch
  • spurt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • eternity
  • forever
  • age
  • infinity
  • lifetime
  • eon
  • aeon
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twinkling

2 of 3

adjective

as in glimmering

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • glimmering
  • glittering
  • glistening
  • gleaming
  • shimmering
  • glinting
  • flickering
  • winking
  • sparkling
  • flashing
  • glistering
  • aglitter
  • agleam
  • glancing
  • blinding
  • scintillating
  • glaring
  • scintillant
  • shimmery
  • flaring
  • coruscant
  • blazing
  • shining
  • flaming
  • gemmy
  • ablaze
  • dazzling
  • burning
  • burnished
  • sunny
  • shined
  • candescent
  • lambent
  • ardent
  • glowing
  • effulgent
  • incandescent
  • refulgent
  • luminous
  • radiant
  • beaming
  • combusting
  • shiny
  • fiery
  • polished
  • sheeny
  • lucent
  • lustrous
  • fulgent
  • splendid
  • bedazzling
  • brilliant
  • lucid
  • red-hot
  • bright
  • clear
  • ultrabright
  • superbright

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dim
  • dusky
  • blackened
  • darkened
  • dark
  • dull
  • dimmed
  • darkling
  • sombre
  • unlit
  • somber
  • obscure
  • gloomy
  • lightless
  • obscured
  • darkish
  • tenebrous
  • darksome
  • lackluster
  • shadowy
  • murky
  • cloudy
  • unbright
  • pale
  • gray
  • unbrilliant
  • grey
  • shady
  • leaden
  • pitch-dark
  • pitch-black
  • palish
  • sunless
  • shadowlike
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twinkling

3 of 3

verb

present participle of twinkle
1
as in flickering
to shine with light at regular intervals holiday decorations twinkled in the shop windows

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • flickering
  • flashing
  • sparkling
  • glinting
  • glittering
  • glimmering
  • shimmering
  • glistening
  • blinking
  • winking
  • spangling
  • glistering
  • flaring
  • glancing
  • coruscating
  • scintillating
  • sparking
2
as in gleaming
to shoot forth bursts of light stars twinkling on a crisp September night

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • gleaming
  • glinting
  • shimmering
  • glittering
  • sparkling
  • flashing
  • glistening
  • shining
  • glimmering
  • glowing
  • winking
  • spangling
  • glistering
  • glancing
  • winkling
  • coruscating
  • scintillating
  • flaming
  • dazzling
  • lustring
  • lustering
  • beaming
  • blinding
  • radiating
  • glaring
  • flaring
  • blazing
  • bedazzling
  • dazing
  • burning
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