twinkling

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Synonyms: tinkling, twinling, winkling, twinking, dwindling, tickling, tingling, thinking, inkling, twirling, twining

Antonyms: tinkling, twinling, winkling, twinking, dwindling, tickling, tingling, thinking, inkling, twirling, twining

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Adjective

1. Sparkling intermittently.

Verb

1. present participle and gerund of twinkle

Noun

1. A shining with fast intermittent light.
2. A very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes.
   • The housework was done in a twinkling.

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