1. (adj)blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) Synonyms: nictitation, second, instant, blinking, flashbulb, pulse, flashgun, eye blink, beat, heartbeat, minute, news bulletin, moment, flash, photoflash, splitsecond, flare, pulsation, winking, flash bulb, wink, nictation, newsbreak, flashing, newsflash, jiffy, ostentation, flash lamp, blink of an eye, blink, fanfare, trice, twinkling Antonyms: dull
2. (adj)twinkling(a) shining intermittently with a sparkling light Antonyms: dull
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'twinkling'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. twinkling Light, strictly denoting a form of radiant energy, is used as a general term for any luminous effect discernible by the eye, from the faintest phosphorescence to the blaze of the noonday sun. A Synonyms: light, blaze, gleam, glow, shimmer, flame, gleaming, illumination, shine, flare, glimmer, incandescence, shining, flash, glistening, luster, sparkle, flicker, glistering, scintillation, twinkle, glare, glitter, sheen, twinkling Antonyms: blackness, darkness, dusk, gloominess, shade, dark, dimness, gloom, obscurity, shadow