To emit sparks; send off small ignited particles, as burning fuel, etc.To shine as if giving out sparks; glitter; glisten; scintillate, literally or figuratively: as, a brilliant sparkles; a sparkling beauty; sparkling wit.Synonyms andScintillate, Glitter, etc. (see glare, verb i.), coruscate.To emit with coruscations; throw out sparklingly.To scatter; disperse.To sprinkle; spatter.n. A spark; an ignited or a luminous particle, or something comparable to it; a scintillation; a gleam.n. The act or state of sparkling; emission of sparks or scintillations; sparkling luminosity or luster: used literally or figuratively.