Definitions for sparkle

Definitions for (noun) sparkle

Main entry: glisten, glister, glitter, scintillation, sparkle

Definition: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light


Main entry: spark, sparkle, twinkle, light

Definition: merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

Usage: he had a sparkle in his eye; there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes


Main entry: glitter, coruscation, sparkle

Definition: the occurrence of a small flash or spark


Definitions for (verb) sparkle

Main entry: coruscate, scintillate, sparkle

Definition: be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity

Usage: The musical performance sparkled; A scintillating conversation; his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall


Main entry: effervesce, sparkle, froth, foam, form bubbles, fizz

Definition: become bubbly or frothy or foaming

Usage: The boiling soup was frothing; The river was foaming; Sparkling water


Main entry: coruscate, scintillate, sparkle

Definition: reflect brightly

Usage: Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside


Main entry: spark, sparkle

Definition: emit or produce sparks

Usage: A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark


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