Sekirov Dictionary

sparkle

UK /ˈspɑː.kəl/US /ˈspɑɹ.kəl/

verb 7
noun 4
forms 5
phrases 1

verb7

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To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle.
- The stars sparkle in the sky.
•
To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
- I see bright honour sparkle through your eyes. — 1634
To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce.
•
To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles.
- The wood was sparkling in the bonfire.
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To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
- That the bright glister of their beames cleare / Did sparckle forth great light, and glorious did appeare. — 1590
(no longer used) To disperse.
(no longer used) To scatter on or over.

noun4

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A little spark; a scintillation.
- As sparckles from the Anduile vse to fly, / When heauie hammers on the wedge are swaid — 1590
Brilliance; luster.
Liveliness; vivacity.
The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence.

forms

sparkled · sparkling · sparkles · sparkleth · sparklest

Phrases with sparkle

sparkle up
To zhoosh (something); to make (something) more pretty and lively.

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