- present participle of twinkle.
twinkling
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"The sky here has always been twinkling like this," 28-year-old Dolker says.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Let’s take a moment to appreciate the cabin headliner, twinkling like thousands of LED stars in the firmament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
It is faster and brighter than Space Mountain, as the Galacticoaster is heavily populated with twinkling stars, planetary projections and many a Lego brick creation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
The audience rehashed its hunches, they circled potential suspects, they stared at a static image of a horrific crime scene, awash in twinkling moonlight.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
Mr. Odom’s eyes twinkling as he watched his happy family.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
"It quickly became clear to me that mutability has these twinklings of joy, sometimes ecstasy, which comes through in the poems, I think."
From The Guardian ● Jan. 27, 2011
Most of our chaps patronize the King's Head—first-rate place; get anything you like in two twinklings of a lamb's tail.
From Life in London or, the Pitfalls of a Great City by Edwin Hodder
O gentle sleep! do they belong to thee, These twinklings of oblivion?
From The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) by William Wordsworth
I've seen the little fellow swaggering about at her parties, with his sharp, frayed face, looking fine and fastidious, safeguarding himself with twinklings and gestures that gave the dear woman away.
From The Best British Short Stories of 1922 by John Cournos
There were starlight twinklings from the bands of those wondrous, dainty, high-heeled little "slipper shoes," as Jimmy called them.
From A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade by Charles King
Vocabulary lists containing twinkling
Let There Be Light: Synonyms for "Bright"
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 7–9
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"Not-So-Starry Nights: Light Pollution Turns Night into Day"
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