Compare: 瞬く vs 瞬く

瞬くまたたく

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

瞬くしばたたく

to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly

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.

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.