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单词 twinklings
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

twinklings

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • minutes
  • seconds
  • heartbeats
  • trices
  • moments
  • split seconds
  • jiffs
  • shakes
  • twinkles
  • instants
  • nanoseconds
  • New York minutes
  • winks
  • eyeblinks
  • jiffies
  • flashes
  • beats
  • microseconds
  • snatches
  • spurts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • ages
  • aeons
  • eons
  • eternities
  • lifetimes
  • infinities
  • forevers
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