Sparkle

n.	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.
v. i.	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. [imp. & p. p. Sparkled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sparkling .] 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.
v. t.	1.	To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
	1.	To disperse. The Landgrave hath sparkled his army without any further enterprise. - State Papers.
	2.	To scatter on or over.

Noun	1.	sparkle - brightness and animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye" Synonyms: spark, light
	2.	sparkle - the occurrence of a small flash or spark Synonyms: coruscation, glitter
	3.	sparkle - the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly Synonyms: glisten, glister, glitter, scintillation
Verb	1.	sparkle - reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside" Synonyms: coruscate, scintillate
	2.	sparkle - be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throught the concert hall" Synonyms: coruscate, scintillate
	3.	sparkle - emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark" Synonyms: spark
	4.	sparkle - form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" Synonyms: effervesce, fizz, foam, froth

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