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Twinkling vs Quint - What's the difference?

twinkling | quint |

As nouns the difference between twinkling and quint

is that twinkling is a shining with fast intermittent light while quint is (music) an interval of one fifth.

As an adjective twinkling

is sparkling intermittently.

As a verb twinkling

is .

twinkling

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Sparkling intermittently.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A shining with fast intermittent light.
  • The time it takes to blink the eyes.

    • Derived terms

    * in the twinkling of an eye

    Verb

    (head)

    • quint

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia quint) (en noun)
  • (music) an interval of one fifth
  • (in piquet ) a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker
  • (US) a quin or quintuplet
  • (firefighting) A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck, having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire.
  • quinte; In fencing, the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.
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