Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To give off sparks.
- intransitive verb To give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter: synonym: flash.
- intransitive verb To be reflected in small flashes of light.
- intransitive verb To be brilliant in performance.
- intransitive verb To make or contain witty or intelligently lively remarks.
- intransitive verb To release gas bubbles; effervesce.
- noun A small spark or gleaming particle.
- noun A glittering quality.
- noun Brilliant animation; vivacity.
- noun Emission of gas bubbles; effervescence.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A spark; an ignited or a luminous particle, or something comparable to it; a scintillation; a gleam.
- noun The act or state of sparkling; emission of sparks or scintillations; sparkling luminosity or luster: used literally or figuratively.
- To emit sparks; send off small ignited particles, as burning fuel, etc.
- To shine as if giving out sparks; glitter; glisten; scintillate, literally or figuratively: as, a brilliant sparkles; a sparkling beauty; sparkling wit.
- Synonyms and
- Scintillate, Glitter, etc. (see
glare , verb i.), coruscate. - To emit with coruscations; throw out sparklingly.
- To scatter; disperse.
- To sprinkle; spatter.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A little spark; a scintillation.
- noun Brilliancy; luster.
- transitive verb To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
- transitive verb obsolete To disperse.
- transitive verb obsolete To scatter on or over.
- intransitive verb 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.
- intransitive verb To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
- intransitive verb To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
little spark ; ascintillation . - noun
Brilliance ;luster - verb intransitive 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.
- verb intransitive To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
- verb intransitive To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine.
- verb transitive To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
- verb transitive, obsolete To
disperse . - verb transitive, obsolete To scatter on or over.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the occurrence of a small flash or spark
- noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
- noun merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- verb be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
- verb emit or produce sparks
- verb reflect brightly
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And I will try to become the dolphin again, swimming freely in that beautiful, wild sea, flying a middle flipper at any attractive nets that sparkle from the horizon.
Flipper Avoids the Tuna Can Laura Preble 2010
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But what she does look, despite all that shimmer and sparkle, is unavoidably sad.
Tess Daly: the interview Elizabeth Day 2010
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Maybe getting that Bieber sparkle is worth an extra hour of babysitting.
Justin Bieber Nail Polish & Other Overpriced Celebrity Goods walletpop.com 2010
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What that business lacks in sparkle, it makes up for with reliable recurring income.
CapCo Cleans Up in Covent Garden William Boston 2010
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Attention to details such as layered ruffling, pleating, soft buttery leather, and the sparkle from a jewel is necessary!
Tailored Tuesdays 2009
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Authors need to possess a certain sparkle in order to promote their work.
Interview with Sarah Prout - by The Creative Penn | The Creative Penn 2009
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I think that the sparkle is unusual for daytime, but it seems to fit the unusually cold weather much of the country has been having.
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Attention to details such as layered ruffling, pleating, soft buttery leather, and the sparkle from a jewel is necessary!
Archive 2009-02-01 2009
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This would be one of those times I really REALLY wanted telekinesis or to at least be able to make something sparkle from a distance.
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Most words I love to use are ones that give me a good vibe about situations: sparkle is a big favorite.
arby commented on the word sparkle
Sparkly text?
ETA: Damn, it didn't work.
October 5, 2007
arby commented on the word sparkle
Apparently there is no such thing as a "sparkle" tag. Color me disappointed.
October 5, 2007
jennarenn commented on the word sparkle
Sparkle is also a children's skip-counting game. :)
October 6, 2007
kewpid commented on the word sparkle
<sparkle>magical</sparkle>
October 7, 2007
oroboros commented on the word sparkle
Sparkle Plenty was a character in the Dick Tracy comic strip.
October 8, 2007
sonofgroucho commented on the word sparkle
I've just added sparkle to my list.
February 13, 2008
gangerh commented on the word sparkle
Lovely little bit of sparkling wit there, SoG.
February 13, 2008
sonofgroucho commented on the word sparkle
:-)
February 13, 2008
qms commented on the word sparkle
Sparkle, sparkle, puny orb;
Will I your mys'try e'er absorb,
Lording over everything
Like a rock star trailing bling?
-by Quentin M. Sullivan
See comments at scintillate.
June 12, 2017