twinkling 音标拼音: [tw'ɪŋkəlɪŋ] [tw'ɪŋklɪŋ]
a . 闪烁的,闪亮的,荧荧的
n . 闪烁,瞬间
闪烁的,闪亮的,荧荧的闪烁,瞬间
twinkling adj 1 :
shining intermittently with a sparkling light ; "
twinkling stars "
n 1 :
a very short time (
as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat ); "
if I had the chance I '
d do it in a flash " [
synonym : {
blink of an eye }, {
flash }, {
heartbeat },
{
instant }, {
jiffy }, {
split second }, {
trice }, {
twinkling },
{
wink }, {
New York minute }]
Twinkling \
Twin "
kling \,
n .
1 .
The act of one who ,
or of that which ,
twinkles ;
a quick movement of the eye ;
a wink ;
a twinkle . --
Holland .
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2 .
A shining with intermitted light ;
a scintillation ;
a sparkling ;
as ,
the twinkling of the stars .
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3 .
The time of a wink ;
a moment ;
an instant .
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In a moment ,
in the twinkling of an eye ,
at the last trump , . . .
the dead shall be raised incorruptible .
--
1 Cor .
xv .
52 .
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Twinkle \
Twin "
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Twinkling }
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OE .
twinklen ,
AS .
twinclian ;
akin to OE .
twinken to blink ,
wink ,
G .
zwinken ,
zwinkern ,
and perhaps to E .
twitch .]
1 .
To open and shut the eye rapidly ;
to blink ;
to wink .
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The owl fell a moping and twinkling . --
L '
Estrange .
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2 .
To shine with an intermitted or a broken ,
quavering light ;
to flash at intervals ;
to sparkle ;
to scintillate .
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These stars do not twinkle when viewed through telescopes that have large apertures . --
Sir I .
Newton .
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The western sky twinkled with stars . --
Sir W .
Scott .
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63 Moby Thesaurus words for "
twinkling ":
blink ,
blinking ,
blinky ,
breath ,
coruscant ,
coruscating ,
coruscation ,
coup ,
crack ,
firefly ,
flash ,
glimmer ,
glimmering ,
glimmerous ,
glimmery ,
glisten ,
glistening ,
glister ,
glistering ,
glitter ,
glittering ,
glittery ,
glowworm ,
half a jiffy ,
half a mo ,
half a second ,
half a shake ,
instant ,
jiff ,
jiffy ,
microsecond ,
millisecond ,
minute ,
moment ,
scintilla ,
scintillant ,
scintillating ,
scintillation ,
scintillescent ,
sec ,
second ,
shake ,
shimmer ,
shimmering ,
shimmery ,
spangle ,
spangly ,
spark ,
sparkle ,
sparkling ,
split second ,
stroboscopic light ,
stroke ,
tick ,
tinsel ,
tinselly ,
trice ,
twink ,
twinkle ,
twinkly ,
twitch ,
two shakes ,
wink
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TWINKLING Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of TWINKLING is the time required for a wink : instant —used in the phrases in a twinkling or in the twinkling of an eye How to use twinkling in a sentence
TWINKLING Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com The adjective twinkling refers to light that appears sporadically bright and then faint When the light from stars is twinkling, it may look as if they're winking at you
TWINKLING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary A very short time; instant; moment Also called: twinkling of an eye Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video
TWINKLING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Idiom in the twinkling of an eye (Definition of twinkling from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
TWINKLING definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary The most intense passage can change into musical comedy in the twinkling of an eye; the whole opera turns on a sixpence
Twinkling Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary in a twinkling or in the twinkling of an eye : very quickly : in a very short time
twinkling, n. ¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary Factsheet What does the noun twinkling mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun twinkling See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
TWINKLE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of TWINKLE is to shine with a flickering or sparkling light : scintillate How to use twinkle in a sentence
Twinkling - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com The adjective twinkling refers to light that appears sporadically bright and then faint When the light from stars is twinkling, it may look as if they're winking at you
TWINKLE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com TWINKLE definition: to shine with a flickering gleam of light, as a star or distant light See examples of twinkle used in a sentence