1. (

• blink_of_an_eye ,
• flash ,
• heartbeat ,
• instant ,
• jiffy ,
• split_second ,
• trice ,
• twinkling ,
• wink ,
• New_York_minute

) 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" ;

1. (

• flash ,
• blink ,
• wink ,
• twinkle ,
• winkle

) gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing" ;

2. (

• twinkle ,
• winkle ,
• scintillate

) emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?" ;

1. (

• twinkling

) shining intermittently with a sparkling light; "twinkling stars" ;