sparkle Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
spark; light; twinkle.
- he had a sparkle in his eye
- there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes
noun the occurrence of a small flash or spark
glitter; coruscation.
noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
glister; scintillation; glitter; glisten.
verb reflect brightly
coruscate; scintillate.
- Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
verb be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
coruscate; scintillate.
- The musical performance sparkled
- A scintillating conversation
- his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall
verb emit or produce sparks
spark.
- A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark
verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
froth; foam; effervesce; form bubbles; fizz.
- The boiling soup was frothing
- The river was foaming
- Sparkling water

Dim. of spark.

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.
Brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle of a diamond.

See Sparkle, n., Spark of fire.

imperfect & past participle Sparkled ; present participle & verbal noun Sparkling

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.
A mantelet upon his shoulder hanging Bretful of rubies red, as fire sparkling. Chaucer.
To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
I see bright honor sparkle through your eyes. Milton.
To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine. Syn. -- To shine; glisten; scintillate; radiate; coruscate; glitter; twinkle.

To emit in the form or likeness of sparks. "Did sparkle forth great light." Spenser.

Cf. Sparble.

To disperse. Obs.
The Landgrave hath sparkled his army without any further enterprise. State Papers.
To scatter on or over. Obs. Purchas.