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sparkle

  (spär'kəl) pronunciation

v., -kled, -kling, -kles.

v.intr.
  1. To give off sparks.
  2. To give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter. See synonyms at flash.
  3. To be brilliant in performance.
    1. To shine with animation: He has eyes that sparkle.
    2. To flash with wit: Her conversation sparkled all evening.
  4. To release gas bubbles; effervesce: Champagne sparkles.
v.tr.

To cause to flash and glitter: Sunlight was sparkling the waves.

n.
  1. A small spark or gleaming particle.
  2. A glittering quality.
  3. Brilliant animation; vivacity.
  4. Emission of gas bubbles; effervescence.

[Middle English sparklen, frequentative of sparken, to spark. See spark1.]


 
 

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Thesaurus: sparkle

verb

    To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks: coruscate, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, twinkle, wink. See light/darkness.

noun

  1. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner: animation, bounce, brio, dash, élan, esprit, life, liveliness, pertness, spirit, verve, vigor, vim, vivaciousness, vivacity, zip. Informal ginger, pep, peppiness. Slang oomph. See action/inaction.
  2. Sparkling, brilliant light: flash, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillation, shimmer. See beautiful/ugly, light/darkness.
  3. Brilliant, showy splendor: brilliance, brilliancy, glitter, glory, gorgeousness, magnificence, resplendence, resplendency, sumptuousness. Informal glitz. See beautiful/ugly.

 
Antonyms: sparkle

n

Definition: glitter, shine
Antonyms: dullness

v

Definition: glitter, shine
Antonyms: darken, dull


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To give off flashes of light. Also: To be lively and witty.

pronunciation People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross (1926-2004)

 
Wikipedia: Sparkle (disambiguation)

Sparkle can have several meanings:


 
Translations: Translations for: Sparkle

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - gnistre, tindre, funkle, brillere, spille glimrende, sprudle, perle, moussere
v. tr. - få til at gnistre
n. - gnist, gnistren, tindren, funklen, glans, livlighed, perlen, skummen

Nederlands (Dutch)
sprankelen, flonkeren, mousseren, schuimen, schittering, opwinding, vonk, sprankeling

Français (French)
v. intr. - étinceler, scintiller, briller de, (fig) être émaillé de, rayonner de, pétiller
v. tr. - étinceler, faire briller
n. - scintillement, éclat, éclair (dans le regard), (fig) éclat

Deutsch (German)
n. - Funkeln, Glitzern
v. - funkeln, glitzern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σπίθα, σπίθισμα, αστραποβόλημα, λάμψη, σπινθηροβόλημα
v. - απαστράπτω, λαμποκοπώ, σπινθηροβολώ

Italiano (Italian)
scintillare, brillare, spumeggiare, splendore, luccichio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - faísca (f), fulgor (m), brilho (m)
v. - cintilar, brilhar

Русский (Russian)
искриться, сверкать, быть оживленным, блистать, искорка, блестка, проблеск, оживленность, остроумие

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - chispear, centellear, destellar, espumar, relucir, brillar
v. tr. - lanzar (en forma de chispas), revelar, manifestar, alegrar, animar
n. - centelleo, chispa, destello

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gnistra
v. - gnistra, tindra, moussera (vin), bubbla

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
闪耀, 冒火花, 使发光, 用眼神表示, 使闪耀, 火花, 焕发, 闪光, 活力, 生气

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 閃耀, 冒火花
v. tr. - 使發光, 用眼神表示, 使閃耀
n. - 火花, 煥發, 閃耀, 閃光, 活力, 生氣

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 불꽃을 튀기다, (포도주 등이) 거품이 있다, 생기가 있다
v. tr. - 번득이게 하다, 비추다, 불꽃이 튀게 하다
n. - 불꽃, (포도주 등의) 거품, 생기

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 輝く, きらめく, ひらめく, 泡立つ
n. - きらめき, 火花, ひらめき, 生気

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تألق, شرارة (فعل) يتقد, يعمل ببراعه, يتألق, يتلألأ, يطلق شررا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נצנץ, הבריק, תסס, בעבע‬
v. tr. - ‮נצנץ, הבריק, תסס, בעבע‬
n. - ‮ניצוץ, נצנוץ, הברקה‬


 
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