Смысл: twinkling

twinkling[ʹtwıŋklıŋ]
n
<Í> 1. мгновение
in a twinkling, in the twinkling of an eye /of a bed-post/ - в мгновение ока, мигом
2. мелькание
the twinkling of a hare's legs - мелькание заячьих лап
3. мерцание (звёзд и т. п.)
twinkle1. [ʹtwıŋk(ə)l] n
<Í> 1. мерцание
the twinkle of the stars - мерцание звёзд
2. мигание
3. мелькание
a twinkle of feet /legs/ - мелькание ног
4. огонёк (в глазах)
a humorous [a mischievous] twinkle in one's eye - насмешливый [озорной] огонёк в глазах
5. мгновение
in a twinkle, in the twinkle of an eye - в мгновение ока

2. [ʹtwıŋk(ə)l] v
<Í> 1. мерцать, сверкать
the lights of a big town twinkled in the distance - вдали мерцали огни большого города
sunbeams twinkled on the glass - солнечные лучи играли на стекле
his eyes twinkled like chips of coal - его глаза сверкали как горящие угольки
his eyes twinkled with amusement - его глаза весело поблёскивали
2. моргать; мигать; подмигивать
to twinkle one's eyes - моргать глазами
to twinkle mischief at smb. - озорно подмигивать кому-л.
3. мелькать; быстро двигаться
the dancer's feet twinkled - мелькали ноги танцовщицы
4. 1) излучать (неровный свет)
2) поэт. освещать путь

in a twinkling Идиома

in the twinkling of an eye

in a moment；very quickly 倾刻间；一刹那
The children finished eating all the candies in the twinkling of an eye．孩子们刹那间就把糖果全吃光了。

Twinkling of an eye

If something happens in the twinkling of an eye, it happens very quickly.

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in a twinkling

At once; actual bound or aback or about immediately. Our storewide auction will alone be accessible as food last, so be abiding to hurry—these deals are activity to be gone in a twinkling! When faced with the charge to save costs, the administration absitively the fates of lower-level workers in a twinkling, after any austere deliberation.Learn more: twinkling

in a ablaze (or the ablaze of an eye)

in an instant; actual quickly. A twinkling is the time taken to flash or blink an eye. The byword can be traced aback to 1 Corinthians 15:52: ‘In a moment, in a ablaze of an eye, at the aftermost trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the asleep shall be aloft incorruptible, and we shall be changed’, and it has been in allegorical faculty back medieval times.Learn more: twinkling

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