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SPARKLE
glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle
(noun) the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
sparkle, twinkle, spark, light
(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”
glitter, sparkle, coruscation
(noun) the occurrence of a small flash or spark
sparkle, scintillate, coruscate
(verb) be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; “The musical performance sparkled”; “A scintillating conversation”; “his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall”
foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubbles
(verb) become bubbly or frothy or foaming; “The boiling soup was frothing”; “The river was foaming”; “sparkling water”
sparkle, scintillate, coruscate
(verb) reflect brightly; “Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside”
spark, sparkle
(verb) emit or produce sparks; “A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
sparkle (countable and uncountable, plural sparkles)
A little spark; a scintillation.
Brilliance; luster.
Liveliness; vivacity.
The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence.
Etymology 2
Verb
sparkle (third-person singular simple present sparkles, present participle sparkling, simple past and past participle sparkled)
(intransitive) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles
(by extension) To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle
(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
(transitive) To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
(transitive, obsolete) To disperse.
(transitive, obsolete) To scatter on or over.
Synonyms
• (glisten, flash): shine, glisten, scintillate, radiate, coruscate, glitter, twinkle
Anagrams
• kerslap
Source: Wiktionary
Spar"kle, n. Etym: [Dim. of spark.]
1. A little spark; a scintillation. As fire is wont to quicken and go From a sparkle sprungen amiss, Till a city brent up is. Chaucer. The shock was sufficiently strong to strike out some sparkles of his fiery temper. Prescott.
2. Brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle of a diamond.
Spar"kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sparkled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sparkling.] Etym: [See Sparkle, n., Spark of fire.]
1. 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. A mantelet upon his shoulder hanging Bretful of rubies red, as fire sparkling. Chaucer.
2. To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash. I see bright honor sparkle through your eyes. Milton.
3. To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine.
Syn.
– To shine; glisten; scintillate; radiate; coruscate; glitter; twinkle.
Spar"kle, v. t.
Definition: To emit in the form or likeness of sparks. "Did sparkle forth great light." Spenser.
Spar"kle, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Sparble.]
1. To disperse. [Obs.] The Landgrave hath sparkled his army without any further enterprise. State Papers.
2. To scatter on or over. [Obs.] Purchas.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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