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Definitions for Twinkling

[1] an act of shining with intermittent gleams of light.
[2] the time required for a wink; an instant.
[3] Archaic . winking; a wink.
[4] to shine with a flickering gleam of light, as a star or distant light.
[5] to sparkle in the light: The diamond on her finger twinkled in the firelight.
[6] (of the eyes) to be bright with amusement, pleasure, etc.
[7] to move flutteringly and quickly, as flashes of light; flit.
[8] Archaic . to wink; blink.
[9] to emit (light) in intermittent gleams or flashes.
[10] Archaic . to wink (the eyes or eyelids).
[11] a flickering or intermittent brightness or light.
[12] a scintillating brightness in the eyes; sparkle.
[13] the time required for a wink; a twinkling.
[14] Archaic . a wink.
[15] a very short time; instant; moment Also called: twinkling of an eye
[16] to emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; shine brightly and intermittently; sparkle twinkling stars
[17] (of the eyes) to sparkle, esp with amusement or delight
[18] rare to move about quickly
[19] (also tr) rare to wink (the eyes); blink
[20] an intermittent gleam of light; flickering brightness; sparkle or glimmer
[21] an instant
[22] a rare word for wink 1

Words related to Twinkling

bright, flashing, gleaming, glimmering, glistening, shimmering, shining, instant, flash, moment, blink, second, shake, fire, scintillation, twinkle, chatoyant, scintillating

Words nearby Twinkling

twining, twinjet, twink, twink out, twinkle, twinkling, twinleaf, twinned, twinning, twins, twinset

Origin of Twinkling

ebefore 900; Middle English twinklen (v.), Old English twinclian; see twink, -le

Other words from Twinkling

un·twin·kling , adjective
twin·kler , noun
un·twin·kled , adjective

Word origin for Twinkling

eOld English twinclian ; related to Middle High German zwinken to blink

Synonyms for Twinkling

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