blur vs twinkling

blur

noun
  • Something that appears hazy or indistinct 

  • A smear, smudge or blot 

adj
  • In a state of doubt or confusion. 

verb
  • To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken. 

  • To become indistinct. 

  • To transfer the input focus away from. 

  • To smear, stain or smudge. 

  • To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim. 

twinkling

noun
  • A shining with fast intermittent light. 

  • A very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes. 

adj
  • Sparkling intermittently. 

How often have the words blur and twinkling occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )