Etymology

twinkling

twink·ling
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Today it means: Sparkling intermittently. Full definition →

Middle English twynkelynge
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twinkling · adjective, verb1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromtwynkelynge
  2. English todaytwinkling

From Middle English twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle + -ing.

twinkling · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromtwynkelyng
  2. English todaytwinkling

From Middle English twynkelyng, twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle + -ing.

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