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twinkling
twin·kling T0438000 (twĭng′klĭng)n.1. The act of blinking.2. A blink or twinkle: the twinkling of a starry sky.3. The time it takes to blink once; an instant: disappeared in the twinkling of an eye.twinkling (ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ) or twinkna very short time; instant; moment. Also called: twinkling of an eye twin•kling (ˈtwɪŋ klɪŋ)
n. 1. an act of shining with intermittent gleams of light. 2. the time required for a wink; an instant. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  twinkling - 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"instant, jiffy, New York minute, split second, trice, wink, blink of an eye, heartbeat, flashmo, moment, second, minute, bit - an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" | | Adj. | 1. |  twinkling - shining intermittently with a sparkling light; "twinkling stars"bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" |
twinklingnoun moment, second, flash, instant, tick (Brit. informal), twinkle, split second, jiffy (informal), trice, two shakes of a lamb's tail (informal), shake (informal), bat of an eye (informal) And then in a twinkling all vanished away.twinklingnounA very brief time:crack, flash, instant, minute, moment, second, trice, twinkle, wink.Informal: jiff, jiffy.Chiefly British: tick.Translationsétincellementbalenioscintillazionetwinkling
in the twinkling of an eyeImmediately; very quickly; at once. Just call us on this number if you have any problems, and we'll be back in the twinkling of an eye. Don't worry, boss, I'll have this report typed up in the twinkling of an eye!See also: eye, of, twinklingin a twinklingAt once; very quickly or suddenly or nearly immediately. Our storewide sale will only be available as supplies last, so be sure to hurry—these deals are going to be gone in a twinkling! When faced with the need to save costs, the management decided the fates of lower-level workers in a twinkling, without any serious deliberation.See also: twinklingin the twinkling of an eye and in the wink of an eyeFig. very quickly. In the twinkling of an eye, the deer had disappeared into the forest. I gave Bill ten dollars and, in the twinkling of an eye, he spent it.See also: eye, of, twinklingin the twinkling of an eyeIn an instant, as in The breakup of Yugoslavia created many warring nations in the twinkling of an eye. This hyperbolic expression, which alludes to the very brief time it takes for an eye to blink, is heard less often today. [c. 1300] See also: eye, of, twinklingin a twinkling (or the twinkling of an eye) in an instant; very quickly. A twinkling is the time taken to wink or blink an eye. The phrase can be traced back to 1 Corinthians 15:52: ‘In a moment, in a twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed’, and it has been in figurative sense since medieval times.See also: twinklingin the ˌtwinkling of an ˈeye very quickly: Her mood can change in the twinkling of an eye.See also: eye, of, twinklingtwinkling of an eye, in theVery fast; quick as a wink. This reference to the speed of the blink of an eye comes from the Bible, where Paul, writing of the Last Judgment, says, “. . . we shall all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump . . . the dead shall be raised incorruptible” (1 Corinthians, 15:51–52). See also: of, twinklingEncyclopediaSeetwinnedMedicalSeeTwinkletwinkling
Synonyms for twinklingnoun momentSynonyms- moment
- second
- flash
- instant
- tick
- twinkle
- split second
- jiffy
- trice
- two shakes of a lamb's tail
- shake
- bat of an eye
Synonyms for twinklingnoun a very brief timeSynonyms- crack
- flash
- instant
- minute
- moment
- second
- trice
- twinkle
- wink
- jiff
- jiffy
- tick
Synonyms for twinklingnoun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)Synonyms- instant
- jiffy
- New York minute
- split second
- trice
- wink
- blink of an eye
- heartbeat
- flash
Related Wordsadj shining intermittently with a sparkling lightRelated Words |