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noun
A very brief time
Synonyms: flash, instant, trice, twinkle, jiffy, wink, crack, fire, minute, moment, second, blink-of-an-eye, scintillation, heartbeat, jiff, tick, sparkling, split-second, new-york-minute
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adjective
Shining
Synonyms: chatoyant, scintillescent
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verb
Emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
Synonyms: sparkling, shimmering, scintillating, winking, shining, scintillate, glittering, glistening, glinting, glimmering, twinkle, gleaming, spangling, illuminating, flickering, glowing, glistering, flashing, fluttering, flitting, glancing, blinking, coruscating
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verb
To open and close the eyes rapidly
Synonyms: winking, nictitating, nictating, blinking, batting
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verb
Gleam or glow intermittently
Synonyms: winking, flashing, glimmering, flickering, blinking
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verb
To shine with slight, intermittent gleams, as distant lights or stars; flicker; glimmer.
Synonyms: flashing