Compare: 瞬く vs 瞬く

瞬くしばたたく

to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly

瞬くまたたく

to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

しばたたく瞬く

N3Godan verb (ku ending)

to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly

瞬(しばたたく)くうちにテニスボール大(だい)の団子が消え去った。

In the blink of an eye, the tennis-ball-sized dumpling had disappeared.

またたく瞬く

N5CommonGodan verb (ku ending)

to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

漁火(ぎょか)が島影に瞬(またたく)く。

A fishing light wavers under the lee of an island.

星(ほし)が空(そら)に瞬(またたく)いていた。

The stars were twinkling in the sky.