twinkling

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɪŋklɪŋ Hyphenation: twink‧ling === Etymology 1 === From Middle English twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle +‎ -ing. ==== Adjective ==== twinkling (comparative more twinkling, superlative most twinkling) Sparkling intermittently. Synonym: atwinkle ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== twinkling present participle and gerund of twinkle === Etymology 2 === From Middle English twynkelyng, twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle +‎ -ing. ==== Noun ==== twinkling (plural twinklings) A shining with fast intermittent light. Synonyms: blinking, strobing A very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes. Synonyms: blink of an eye, eyeblink, twinkle; see also Thesaurus:moment ===== Derived terms ===== in the twinkling of a bedpost in the twinkling of a bedstaff in the twinkling of an eye