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Webster 1913 Edition

Twinkling

Twin′kling

,
Noun.
1.
The act of one who, or of that which, twinkles; a quick movement of the eye; a wink; a twinkle.
Holland.
2.
A shining with intermitted light; a scintillation; a sparkling;
as, the
twinkling
of the stars
.
3.
The time of a wink; a moment; an instant.
In a moment, in the
twinkling
of an eye, at the last trump, . . . the dead shall be raised incorruptible.
1 Cor. xv. 52.

Webster 1828 Edition

Twinkling

TWIN'KLING

,
Noun.
A sparkling; a shining with intermitted light; as the twinkling of the stars.
1.
A motion of the eye.
2.
A moment; an instant; the time of a wink.
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump--the dead shall be raised incorruptible. 1 Cor.15.

TWIN'KLING

,
ppr.
Sparkling.

Definition 2024

twinkling

twinkling

English

Adjective

twinkling ‎(comparative more twinkling, superlative most twinkling)

  1. Sparkling intermittently.

Noun

twinkling ‎(plural twinklings)

  1. A shining with fast intermittent light.
  2. The time it takes to blink the eyes.

Derived terms

Verb

twinkling

  1. present participle of twinkle

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