TWINKLE Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

twinkle 1 of 2

noun

Definition of twinkle

as in minute

a very small space of time in just a twinkle, the shooting star was gone

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twinkle

2 of 2

verb

ˈtwiŋ-kəl

as in to flash

to shine with light at regular intervals holiday decorations twinkled in the shop windows

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as in to gleam

to shoot forth bursts of light stars twinkling on a crisp September night

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Recent Examples of twinkle

Noun

Even before the show was a yellow twinkle in the eye, Doyle was already preparing for the role. — Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026 Perch yourself in the Hollywood Hills and watch as the city twinkles below at night. — Kristin Braswell, Architectural Digest, 30 June 2026

Verb

In December, wreaths and twinkling lights transform the inn into a New England fantasy. — Air Mail, 4 July 2026 Perch yourself in the Hollywood Hills and watch as the city twinkles below at night. — Kristin Braswell, Architectural Digest, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for twinkle

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Noun

The benefit of different formats The average club pre-season lasts six weeks, so there is a lot to cram in — and a regular 90-minute friendly does not always allow all your players the necessary game time.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
The show’s cast and crew stopped by San Diego Comic-Con in July to release the first few minutes of Season 3, which opened with Thalia Grace battling a monster.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of minute

Verb

More recently, the tiny Delica Mini has expanded the Delica's dominion, flashing some adventure and camping chops of its own.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026
Schools of ballyhoo and scaled sardines flash over the sand, while blue tangs, doctorfish, sergeant majors, black durgons, and the endemic Rocas gregory move among the rocks.

— Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of flash

Verb

Bally’s intends to fulfill its obligations under the host agreement, according to sources, including the buildout of the gleaming 34-story hotel, which has already risen up to full height along the Chicago River at the future casino site.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Gritting her teeth in the final few hundred meters, the Polish rider dug deep and with the sun gleaming behind her, raised her arms after crossing the line.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of gleam

Noun

Symptoms Symptoms can include sleeplessness, extreme worry about the baby or childbirth, restlessness and a racing heartbeat.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Instead, one morning in January, an informal village health practitioner came to her home and said the fetal heartbeat was slow.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of heartbeat

Verb

In the camp’s Cinema building, an old projector flickers to life on the scene where young Billy (Amanda Fix) loses her virginity, and the real Billy materializes behind Kris, hoping for a jump.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
The neon lights began to move about briskly, like gleaming whirligig beetles, and the lights on the advertising tower closest to the stadium flickered across the Squirrel-brand margarine ad.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of flicker

Verb

At first spritz, you’re instantly enchanted and uplifted by sparkling, tart notes of pomelo and yuzu.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 12 Aug. 2026
Enter Nature’s Organic, which was launched in Fremont in 2017, later expanded to Sunnyvale and has recently opened a bright, sparkling new shop on the avenue in downtown Campbell.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of sparkle

Noun

The meteors are tiny fragments shed by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle that burn up in Earth’s atmosphere at about 37 miles (59 kilometers) per second.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Hong Kong — A Chinese rocket set to launch a satellite into orbit blew-up seconds after liftoff Monday, marking the relatively rare failure for a rocket considered a workhorse of Beijing’s space program.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

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