TWINKLING
\twˈɪŋklɪŋ], \twˈɪŋklɪŋ], \t_w_ˈɪ_ŋ_k_l_ɪ_ŋ]\
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a very short time (as the time it takes to blink once); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
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shining intermittently with a sparkling light; "twinkling stars"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Princeton University
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A shining with intermitted light; a scintillation; a sparkling; as, the twinkling of the stars.
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The time of a wink; a moment; an instant.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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