twinkling
/ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/ sustantivo C2En español: centelleo, titileo, abrir y cerrar de ojos
- A shining with fast intermittent light.
- A very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes. · The housework was done in a twinkling.
Plural twinklings
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For instance, suppose it were nine o’clock in the morning, just time to begin lessons: you’d only have to whisper a hint to Time, and round goes the clock in a twinkling!
“I’m a poor man, your Majesty,” the Hatter began, in a trembling voice, “—and I hadn’t begun my tea—not above a week or so—and what with the bread-and-butter getting so thin—and the twinkling of the tea—”
“The twinkling of the _what?_” said the King.
“Of course twinkling begins with a T!” said the King sharply.
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