twinkling

• IPA^(key): /ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋklɪŋ
• Hyphenation: twink‧ling

From Middle English twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle +‎ -ing.

twinkling (comparative more twinkling, superlative most twinkling)

1. Sparkling intermittently.

   Synonym: atwinkle

twinkling

1. present participle and gerund of twinkle

From Middle English twynkelyng, twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle +‎ -ing.

twinkling (plural twinklings)

1. A shining with fast intermittent light.

   Synonyms: blinking, strobing

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

   Synonyms: blink of an eye, eyeblink, twinkle; see also Thesaurus:moment

   The housework was done in a twinkling.

• in the twinkling of a bedpost
• in the twinkling of a bedstaff
• in the twinkling of an eye