Online English Dictionary

1. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there′s a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"

2. the occurrence of a small flash or spark

3. the quality of shining with a bright reflected light

1. reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"

2. be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"

3. emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"

4. become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"

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