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Synonyms for twinkling

  • noun
  • adjective

Most common

heart beat wink scintillation jif

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Flash — A very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes

flash, instant, trice, moment, jiffy, second, wink, scintillation, split-second, minute, heart beat, half a mo informal, sec informal, twink, tick, jif, eyeblink, crack slang dated UK

2. Blinking — A shining with fast intermittent light

blinking, strobing

Adjective

sparkling, bright, astar, atwinkle

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A shining with fast intermittent light.

  2. n. 2

    A very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes.

    The housework was done in a twinkling.

  3. adj. 1

    Sparkling intermittently.

Forms

Plural
twinklings → flashes, instants, trices, moments…

Choose the right word

Twinkling, Twinkle or Light?

Twinkle and twinkling are used of the intermittent light of the fixed stars.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • wink She disappeared leaving only a conspiratorial wink.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
twinklingrising
winkrising
scintillationfalling
jiffalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
sec1, jif1
4 letters
tick1, wink1
5 letters
flash1, crack1, twink1, jiffy2, trice1, astar
6 letters
second2, moment2, minute2, bright1
7 letters
instant2
8 letters
blinking2, strobing, eyeblink, atwinkle
9 letters
sparkling2
13 letters
scintillation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jiffy2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
étincellement