Sparkle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To give off sparks.
  • verb-intransitive. To give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter. See Synonyms at flash.
  • verb-intransitive. To be brilliant in performance.
  • verb-intransitive. To shine with animation: He has eyes that sparkle.
  • verb-intransitive. To flash with wit: Her conversation sparkled all evening.
  • verb-intransitive. To release gas bubbles; effervesce: Champagne sparkles.
  • v. To cause to flash and glitter: Sunlight was sparkling the waves.
  • n. A small spark or gleaming particle.
  • n. A glittering quality.
  • n. Brilliant animation; vivacity.
  • n. Emission of gas bubbles; effervescence.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A little spark; a scintillation.
  • n. Brilliance; luster
  • v. To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle.
  • v. To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
  • v. To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine.
  • v. To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
  • v. To disperse.
  • v. To scatter on or over.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A little spark; a scintillation.
  • n. Brilliancy; luster.
  • verb-intransitive. To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle.
  • verb-intransitive. To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
  • verb-intransitive. To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce.
  • v. To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
  • v. To disperse.
  • v. To scatter on or over.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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 and
  • Scintillate, 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the occurrence of a small flash or spark
  • n. the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
  • v. become bubbly or frothy or foaming
  • n. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
  • v. be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
  • v. emit or produce sparks
  • v. reflect brightly
  • Verb Form
    sparkled    sparkles    sparkless    sparkling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    flash    brightness    expression    look    face    aspect    facial expression    verve    vitality    be   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    scintillation    brilliancy    luster    scintillate    radiate    glisten    coruscate    shine    twinkle    glitter   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bright    radiant    yellow    fiery    vivid    amber    cool