1. Shining intermittently with a sparkling light
   "twinkling stars";
   - glimmering, twinkly

1. A very short time
   "if I had the chance I'd do it in a twinkling";
   - blink of an eye [informal], flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy [informal], split second, trice, wink [informal], New York minute [US, informal], jiff [informal]

1. Gleam or glow intermittently
   "The lights were twinkling";
   - flash, blink, wink, winkle [rare]
    
2. (celestial body) emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
   "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?";
   - winkle [rare], scintillate
    
3. Show amusement or good humour with the eyes
   "His eyes twinkled as he told the joke";
   - sparkle

Derived forms: twinklings

See also: bright

Type of: beam, bit, minute, mo, moment, radiate, second, shine

Encyclopedia: Twinkling