1. A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
   - blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, wink, New York minute, jiff

1. Shining intermittently with a sparkling light
   "twinkling stars"

1. Gleam or glow intermittently
   - flash, blink, wink, winkle 
2. Emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
   "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
   - winkle, scintillate

Derived forms: twinklings

See also: bright, twinkler

Type of: beam, bit, minute, mo, moment, radiate, second, shine

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