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Meaning of 'sparkle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sparkle [ n.]
- A little spark; a scintillation.
- Brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle of a diamond.
- 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.
- To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
- To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine.
2 . Sparkle [ v. t.]
- To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
- To disperse.
- To scatter on or over.

Meaning of 'sparkle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sparkle [ n]
Meaning (1):
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
Example in sentence:
  • he had a sparkle in his eye;
  • there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes
2 . sparkle [ v]
Meaning (2):
- emit or produce sparks
Example in sentence:
  • A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark
Meaning (3):
- be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
Example in sentence:
  • A scintillating conversation;
  • his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall;
  • The musical performance sparkled
Meaning (4):
- become bubbly or frothy or foaming
Example in sentence:
  • sparkling water;
  • The boiling soup was frothing;
  • The river was foaming
Meaning (5):
- reflect brightly
Example in sentence:
  • Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside

Nearby Words:

spa spaad space spaced spaceful spacelate spaceless spacial spacially spacious

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