sparkle
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
sparkle
n 1: 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" [syn: {sparkle}, {twinkle},
{spark}, {light}]
2: the occurrence of a small flash or spark [syn: {glitter},
{sparkle}, {coruscation}]
3: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light [syn:
{glitter}, {glister}, {glisten}, {scintillation}, {sparkle}]
v 1: reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the
hillside" [syn: {sparkle}, {scintillate}, {coruscate}]
2: be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical
performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his
playing coruscated throughout the concert hall" [syn:
{sparkle}, {scintillate}, {coruscate}]
3: emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by
a storm, can continue to spark" [syn: {spark}, {sparkle}]
4: become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was
frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn:
{foam}, {froth}, {fizz}, {effervesce}, {sparkle}, {form
bubbles}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sparkle \Spar"kle\, n. [Dim. of spark.]
1. A little spark; a scintillation.
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As fire is wont to quicken and go
From a sparkle sprungen amiss,
Till a city brent up is. --Chaucer.
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The shock was sufficiently strong to strike out some
sparkles of his fiery temper. --Prescott.
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2. Brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle of a diamond.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sparkle \Spar"kle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sparkled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Sparkling}.] [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.
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A mantelet upon his shoulder hanging
Bretful of rubies red, as fire sparkling. --Chaucer.
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2. To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to
glisten; to flash.
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I see bright honor sparkle through your eyes.
--Milton.
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3. To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to
effervesce; as, sparkling wine.
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Syn: To shine; glisten; scintillate; radiate; coruscate;
glitter; twinkle.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
141 Moby Thesaurus words for "sparkle":
animation, be brilliant, be merry with, beam, blaze, blink,
blinking, blubber, boil, boil over, boiling, brightness,
brilliance, bubble, bubble over, bubble up, bubbliness, bubbling,
burble, burn, caper, caracole, carbonation, cheer, cheerfulness,
chirp, chirrup, coruscate, coruscation, crack a joke, crack wise,
dance, dash, dazzle, ebullience, ebulliency, ebullition,
effervesce, effervescence, effervescency, elan, energy, excitement,
ferment, fermentation, fire, firefly, fizz, fizzle, flame, flash,
fleer at, flicker, foaming, frolic, frothiness, frothing, fun,
gaiety, gambol, gibe at, glance, gleam, glimmer, glimmering, glint,
glisk, glisten, glister, glitter, glittering, glow, glowworm,
guggle, gurgle, gusto, hiss, jape, jest, joke, josh, joy, kid,
kid around, laugh, life, lilt, liveliness, make a funny, make fun,
make fun of, mock, oomph, pep, piquancy, play on words, plop,
poignancy, poke fun at, pun, pungency, quip, raciness, radiance,
radiate cheer, ridicule, romp, scintilla, scintillate,
scintillation, scoff at, seethe, shimmer, shimmering, shine,
simmer, sing, skip, smile, spangle, spark, spirit, spumescence,
stroboscopic light, tinsel, twinkle, twinkling, utter a mot, verve,
vigor, vim, vivacity, vividness, whistle, wink, wisecrack,
wittiness, work, zeal, zing, zip
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