Definitions for twinkling
ˈtwɪŋ klɪŋtwin·kling

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minuteadjective

   a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

   "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"

2. twinkling(a)adjective

   shining intermittently with a sparkling light

   "twinkling stars"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. twinklingnoun

   A shining with fast intermittent light.

2. twinklingnoun

   The time it takes to blink the eyes.

3. twinklingadjective

   Sparkling intermittently.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Twinkle, Twinklingnoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. A sparkling intermitting light; a motion of the eye.

   Suddenly, with twinkle of her eye,
   The damsel broke his misintended dart. Edmund Spenser.

   I come, I come; the least twinkle had brought me to thee. John Dryden, Don Sebastian.

   2. A short space, such as is taken up by a motion of the eye.

   Money can thy wants at will supply,
   Shields, steeds, and arms, and all things for thee meet,
   It can pourvey in twinkling of an eye. Fairy Queen.

   These false beauties of the stage are no more lasting than a rainbow; when the actor gilds them no longer with his reflection, they vanish in a twinkling. Dryden.

   The action, passion, and manners of so many persons in a picture, are to be discerned in the twinkling of an eye, if the sight could travel over so many different objects all at once. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Twinkling

   Twinkling, also called scintillation, is a generic term for variations in apparent brightness, colour, or position of a distant luminous object viewed through a medium. If the object lies outside the Earth's atmosphere, as in the case of stars and planets, the phenomenon is termed astronomical scintillation; for objects within the atmosphere, the phenomenon is termed terrestrial scintillation. As one of the three principal factors governing astronomical seeing (the others being light pollution and cloud cover), atmospheric scintillation is defined as variations in illuminance only. In simple terms, twinkling of stars is caused by the passing of light through different layers of a turbulent atmosphere. Most scintillation effects are caused by anomalous atmospheric refraction caused by small-scale fluctuations in air density usually related to temperature gradients. Scintillation effects are always much more pronounced near the horizon than near the zenith (directly overhead), since light rays near the horizon must penetrate a denser layer of and have longer paths through the atmosphere before reaching the observer. Atmospheric twinkling is measured quantitatively using a scintillometer. The effects of twinkling are reduced by using a larger receiver aperture; this effect is known as aperture averaging.While light from stars and other astronomical objects is likely to twinkle, twinkling usually does not cause images of planets to flicker appreciably. Stars twinkle because they are so far from Earth that they appear as point sources of light easily disturbed by Earth's atmospheric turbulence, which acts like lenses and prisms diverting the light's path. Large astronomical objects closer to Earth, like the Moon and other planets, encompass many points in space and can be resolved as objects with observable diameters. With multiple observed points of light traversing the atmosphere, their light's deviations average out and the viewer perceives less variation in light coming from them.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Twinkling

   of Twinkle

2. Twinklingnoun

   the act of one who, or of that which, twinkles; a quick movement of the eye; a wink; a twinkle

3. Twinklingnoun

   a shining with intermitted light; a scintillation; a sparkling; as, the twinkling of the stars

4. Twinklingnoun

   the time of a wink; a moment; an instant

How to pronounce twinkling?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of twinkling in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of twinkling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of twinkling in a Sentence

1. Ganga Sagar Pant:

   If you always look down and dark, you have possibility of going to depression; you can change yourself towards light and colorful lives by looking up. Look at the sky, stars, galaxies, the infinity of the Universe..., you will start shining and twinkling as you are truly one among those!

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=twinkling
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Twinkling
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=twinkling
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkling
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twinkling