Meanings
twinkling1
comparative more twinkling · superlative most twinkling
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of twinkle
twinkling2
plural twinklings
- A shining with fast intermittent light.
- A very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes.
The housework was done in a twinkling.
Synonyms: blink of an eye, eyeblink, twinkle, bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye, crack, eyeblink
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSparkling intermittently.
nounA very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveshining intermittently with a sparkling light
nouna very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
twinkling · adjective, verb
- Middle Englishtwynkelynge
- Englishtwinkling
From Middle English twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle + -ing.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →twinkling · noun
- Middle Englishtwynkelyng
- Englishtwinkling
From Middle English twynkelyng, twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle + -ing.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian трепкащ, искрящ
- трепкащ (trepkašt)sparkling intermittently
- искрящ (iskrjašt)sparkling intermittently
Esperanto ekbriletanta
- ekbriletantasparkling intermittently
Latin coruscus
- coruscussparkling intermittently
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with twinkling
All rhymes →Cite this entry
twinkling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twinkling
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