sparkle in English dictionary

  • sparkle

    Meanings and definitions of "sparkle"

    • A little spark; a scintillation.
    • Brilliance; luster
    • (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; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle.
    • (intransitive) To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
    • (intransitive) To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine.
    • (transitive) To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
    • (transitive, obsolete) To disperse.
    • (transitive, obsolete) To scatter on or over.
    • noun
      A little spark; a scintillation.
    • noun
      Brilliance; luster.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles, as the blazing wood sparkles.
    • verb
      (by extension)
      To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the stars sparkle.
    • 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; as, sparkling wine.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
    • verb
      (transitive, obsolete)
      To disperse.
    • verb
      (transitive, obsolete)
      To scatter on or over.
    • scintillation
    • brilliance
    • noun
      merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"
    • noun
      the occurrence of a small flash or spark
    • noun
      the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
    • verb
      become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "sparkling water"
    • verb
      be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"
    • verb
      emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"
    • verb
      reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"

    Synonyms of "sparkle" in English dictionary

    emit, look, coruscation are the top synonyms of "sparkle" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of sparkle

    • sparkle ( plural  sparkles)
    • sparkle ( third-person singular simple present sparkles, present participle sparkling, simple past and past participle sparkled)
    • sparkle (plural sparkles)
    • sparkle (third-person singular simple present sparkles, present participle sparkling, simple past and past participle sparkled)
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