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See definition of twinkling on Dictionary.com
  • adj.sparkling
  • nouna very short time
  • nounsparkling

synonyms for twinkling

  • bright
  • flashing
  • gleaming
  • glimmering
  • glistening
  • shimmering
  • shining
  • chatoyant
  • scintillating
  • scintillescent

antonyms for twinkling

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  • aeon
  • eternity
  • lifetime
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The patio’s banquettes arrived directly from France, and twinkling strung lights sway from the ceiling.
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Those twinkling diamonds are several thousand light-years away.
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To figure out any Cepheid’s true brightness, all an astronomer had to do was measure its twinkling speed.
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Guests can enjoy yard games under the twinkling fairy lights, cozy outdoor seating areas, a playground, and a soak-worthy hot tub.
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For this study, the team used hyper-sensitive tools called two-photon microscopes that allowed them to see the movement of calcium in the brain as twinkling light in super high detail.
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Twinkling camp fires showed that they were running toward a country that was literally swarming with Germans.
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Twinkling stars hung between the columns, burning with a fragrance like flowers.
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Twinkling lights were all that I could see of the noted town.
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Twinkling, shining, expanding, the stars grew into a pair of eyes in the darkness.
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Twinkling is much more violent near the horizon than near the zenith, and more pronounced on some nights than others.
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