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twinkling

/ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
twink-ling
IPA
/ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Sparkling intermittently.

verb

present participle and gerund of twinkle

noun

A shining with fast intermittent light.

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: twynkelynge, twynkelyng

Inflected Forms

more twinkling (comparative) most twinkling (superlative) twinklings (plural)

Derived Forms

twinklingly untwinkling

Phrases

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

Synonyms

atwinkle blinking strobing blink of an eye eyeblink twinkle bat of an eye bit crack flash glimpse half a mo

Rhymes With

tinkling wrinkling inkling

Questions

How do you pronounce twinkling?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/.
What does twinkling mean?
Sparkling intermittently.
Where does twinkling come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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