The stars were twinkling.

Meaning: This means that the stars were shining with a flickering light.

Choice of Words: Stars are a noun that refers to the small, bright things in the sky, twinkling is a verb that means to shine with a flickering light. When you put them together, "The stars were twinkling" means that the stars were shining with a flickering light.

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Related Expressions

• The twinkling stars were my nightly companions.
• In the vast empty space, there were a few stars twinkling.
• Stars were twinkling.
• The stars were twinkling brightly.
• The stars are twinkling.
• The stars are twinkling above.
• A little girl gazed at the twinkling stars in the night sky.
• Stars are twinkling brightly in the night sky.
• The twinkling stars shimmered brightly in the night sky.
• He gazed at the stars twinkling in the night sky.