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- DictionarySpar·kle/ˈspärk(ə)l/
verb
- 1. shine brightly with flashes of light: "her earrings sparkled as she turned her head"
- 2. be vivacious and witty: "after a glass of wine, she began to sparkle"
noun
- 1. a glittering flash of light: "there was a sparkle in his eyes"
- 2. vivacity and wit: "she's got a kind of sparkle"
Sparkle is also often used to talk about light reflected off a surface, but things that produce light can also sparkle: Stars sparkled in the sky. twinkle to shine with a light that changes rapidly from bright to faint to bright again: Stars twinkled in the sky. glint to give small bright flashes of reflected light:
SPARKLE meaning: 1. to shine brightly because of reflected light: 2. to do something in a special or exciting way…. Learn more.
Examples from the Corpus sparkle • But there is a sparkle of gentle morning sun, and slowly my optimism unfurls. • It's a kind of sparkle, and it would be such a shame to extinguish it with duty. • The movie has plenty of sparkle. • His verses, winged with a powerful beat, achieved Parnassian sparkle and exuberance.
sparkle to shine brightly with small flashes of light: The diamonds sparkled in the light. glisten (of something wet) to shine: Her eyes were glistening with tears. shimmer to shine with a soft light that seems to shake slightly: The road seemed to shimmer in the heat.
Sparkle definition: To give off sparks. Two bowed his head, and the green-eyed man was gone in a sparkle of light.
the sparkle of glass; the sparkles of light on water; The sky went dark and the sea lost its sparkle. (figurative) There was a sparkle of excitement in her eyes.
4 days ago · sparkle (third-person singular simple present sparkles, present participle sparkling, simple past and past participle sparkled) ( intransitive) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles. The wood was sparkling in the bonfire. (by extension) To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to ...
