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Shiny vs Twinkling - What's the difference?

shiny | twinkling |

As adjectives the difference between shiny and twinkling

is that shiny is reflecting light while twinkling is sparkling intermittently.

As nouns the difference between shiny and twinkling

is that shiny is (informal) anything shiny; a trinket while twinkling is a shining with fast intermittent light.

As a verb twinkling is

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shiny

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Reflecting light.
  • * :
    • Bender: Bite my shiny metal ass!
  • Emitting light.
  • (colloquial) Excellent; remarkable.
  • (obsolete) Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.
  • * (rfdate) (Dryden)
    • Like distant thunder on a shiny day.
  • * The Lincolnshire Poacher (traditional song)
    • When I was bound apprentice in famous Lincolnshire
    Full well I served my master for nigh on seven years
    Till I took up to poaching as you shall quickly hear
    Oh, 'tis my delight on a shiny night in the season of the year.

    Derived terms

    * shininess

    Noun

    (shinies)
  • (informal) Anything shiny; a trinket.

    • 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)