Speakur

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twinkling of an eye

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
twin-kling of an -eye
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short period of time.

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What does twinkling of an eye mean?
A short period of time.

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