n. | 1. | A little spark; a scintillation. |
2. | Brilliancy; luster; | |
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; |
2. | To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash. | |
3. | To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; | |
v. t. | 1. | To emit in the form or likeness of sparks. |
1. | To disperse. | |
2. | To scatter on or over. |
Noun | 1. | sparkle - brightness and animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye" |
2. | sparkle - the occurrence of a small flash or spark Synonyms: coruscation, glitter | |
3. | sparkle - the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly | |
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" |