twinkling+of+an+eye
21eye — eye1 W1S1 [aı] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for seeing with)¦ 2¦(way of seeing/understanding)¦ 3 keep an eye on something/somebody 4 have/keep your eye on somebody 5 eye contact 6 keep/have one eye/half an eye on somebody/something …
22twinkling — /ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/ (say twingkling) noun 1. the act of shining with little gleams of light. 2. Obsolete winking; a wink. –phrase 3. in the twinkling of an eye, in a very short space of time; immediately: *In the twinkling of an eye it happened, before… …
23eye — 1 /aI/ noun (C) BODY PART 1 one of the two parts of the body that people and animals use to see: Annie has blue eyes. | Close your eyes and count to ten. 2 blue eyed/one eyed/bright eyed/wide eyed etc having blue eyes, one eye, bright eyes, eyes… …
24twinkling — twin|kling [ˈtwıŋklıŋ] n in the twinkling of an eye also in a twinkling very quickly …
25twinkling — twin|kling [ twıŋklıŋ ] noun in the twinkling of an eye or in a twinkling very quickly …
26twinkling — sb. == ‘in the twinkling of an eye.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 106. AS. twinclian == twangling, or tinkling (of a harp). Alys. 2572 …
27twinkling — n. 1. Flashing, sparkling, twinkle. 2. Instant, moment, second, jiffy, trice, flash, twinkling of an eye, time of a wink …
28twinkling — UK [ˈtwɪŋk(ə)lɪŋ] / US noun in the twinkling of an eye …
29twinkling — [twiŋ′kliŋ] n. 1. the action of a thing that twinkles 2. a) the winking of an eye b) the very brief time it takes to wink; instant …
30in\ the\ twinkling\ of\ an\ eye — See: before one can say Jack Robinson …