Definition of twinkling
Nouns
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- Synonyms:
- New York minute, blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, wink
Adjectives
shining intermittently with a sparkling light
"twinkling stars"
- Synonyms:
-
bright
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
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Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" Chapters 1-16 »(65 words)
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John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" »(101 words)
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Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield" Chapters 1-7 »(488 words)
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T.H. White's "The Once and Future King" Chapters 1-10 »(279 words)
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Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" Chapters 6-12 »(201 words)
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Barbara Kingsolver's "Pigs in Heaven" Chapter 1 »(107 words)
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