twinkling
twink·ling/ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
twinkling is spelled T-W-I-N-K-L-I-N-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables (twink·ling). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, twinkling means “Sparkling intermittently” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in twinkling?
| Letters | 9: T-W-I-N-K-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: twink·ling |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is twinkling?
Twinkling appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce twinkling?
- /ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/
Twinkling has 2 syllables, split twink·ling in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-twinkling.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of twinkling
- more twinkling comparative
- most twinkling superlative
- twinklings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does twinkling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Sparkling intermittently.
noun
- 1
A shining with fast intermittent light.
- 2
A very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes.
The housework was done in a twinkling.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of twinkle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does twinkling come from?
From Middle English twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).