sparkle
IPA: spˈɑrkʌɫ
noun
- A little spark; a scintillation.
- Brilliance; luster.
- Liveliness; vivacity.
- The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence.
verb
- (intransitive) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles
- (by extension) To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle
- (intransitive) To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
- (intransitive) To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce
- (transitive) To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
- (transitive, obsolete) To disperse.
- (transitive, obsolete) To scatter on or over.
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Examples of "sparkle" in Sentences
- Maybe getting that Bieber sparkle is worth an extra hour of babysitting.
- Authors need to possess a certain sparkle in order to promote their work.
- But what she does look, despite all that shimmer and sparkle, is unavoidably sad.
- What that business lacks in sparkle, it makes up for with reliable recurring income.
- Most words I love to use are ones that give me a good vibe about situations: sparkle is a big favorite.
- Attention to details such as layered ruffling, pleating, soft buttery leather, and the sparkle from a jewel is necessary!
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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