twin·kling
ˈtwiŋ-k(ə-)liŋ
: the time required for a wink : instant
—used in the phrases in a twinkling or in the twinkling of an eye
… the kettle will boil in a twinkling.—Punch
… these arrangements had been inscrutably changed in the twinkling of an eye …—Amy Kelly
twinkling
2 of 2present participle of twinkle entry 1
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“Twinkling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twinkling. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.
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