Overview of noun twinkling

The noun twinkling has 1 sense

• blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute -- (a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash")

Overview of verb twinkle

The verb twinkle has 2 senses

• flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle -- (gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing")


• twinkle, winkle, scintillate -- (emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?")

Overview of adj twinkling

The adj twinkling has 1 sense

• twinkling -- (shining intermittently with a sparkling light; "twinkling stars")