Sparkle
['spɑːk(ə)l] or ['spɑrkl]
Definition
(noun.) 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'.
(verb.) be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; 'The musical performance sparkled'; 'A scintillating conversation'; 'his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall'.
(verb.) reflect brightly; 'Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside'.
Typist: Pearl--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A little spark; a scintillation.
(n.) Brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle of a diamond.
(n.) 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.
(n.) To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
(n.) To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine.
(v. t.) To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
(v. t.) To disperse.
(v. t.) To scatter on or over.
Typist: Pansy
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. [1]. Shine (with intermissions), glitter, glisten, glister, twinkle, scintillate, coruscate, flash.[2]. Mantle, effervesce, bubble, foam, froth.
Typist: Norton
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Scintillate, flash, glisten, glitter, gleam, shine, bubble, radiate, coruscate,effervesce
ANT:Smoulder, wane, stagnate, expire
Typed by Allan
Definition
n. a little spark: lustre brilliance: the presence of carbon dioxide as in a wine causing effervescence: the emission of sparks.—v.i. to emit sparks: to shine glitter: to effervesce with glittering bubbles or to contain much carbon dioxide as certain wines.—v.t. to throw out sparklingly.—n. Spark′ler one who or that which sparkles.—adj. Spark′less not giving out sparks.—adv. Spark′lessly.—n. Spark′let a small spark.—adj. Spark′ling giving out sparks: glittering: brilliant: lively.—adv. Spark′lingly in a sparkling manner: with vivid and twinkling lustre.—n. Spark′lingness the quality of being sparkling: vivid and twinkling lustre.
Inputed by Franklin
Examples
- His honest eyes fire up, and sparkle, as if their depths were stirred by something bright. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Their natures seemed to sparkle in full interplay, they were enjoying a pure game. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Old Betty was proud, and said it with a sparkle in her bright eyes. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She did not again yield to any effervescence of glee; the infantine sparkle was exhaled for the night: she was soft, thoughtful, and docile. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- She felt a stealing sense of fatigue as she walked; the sparkle had died out of her, and the taste of life was stale on her lips. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- As a reward for his good manners, Miss Keeldar, beckoning him apart, gave him some commission, which made his eyes sparkle with glee. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- She had a little triumph, which flushed her spirits and made her eyes sparkle. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Sparkling Must requires an addition of 6 to 7 ounces of salicylic acid per 100 gallons. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- But in spite of the comical red imps, sparkling elves, and the gorgeous princes and princesses, Jo's pleasure had a drop of bitterness in it. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Georgiana,' said Mr Lammle, low and smiling, and sparkling all over, like a harlequin; 'you are not in your usual spirits. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- No, not even when the sparkling host proposed that the quartette should take an appropriately sparkling glass of wine. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The connoisseur, accustomed to the possession of jewels, finds in its soft luster a grandeur above that of all the sparkling stones. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Winter again came round, with its winds, frosts, tame robins, and sparkling starlight. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Locked in his embrace, she spoke thus, and cast back her head, seeking an assent to her words in his eyes--they were sparkling with ineffable delight. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- ARK Mr. Pickwick's eyes sparkled with delight, as he sat and gloated over the treasure he had discovered. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The cold hoar frost glistened on the tombstones, and sparkled like rows of gems, among the stone carvings of the old church. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The guide's eyes sparkled. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Unutterable relief instantly filled them as if they fell upon the mystic jewel which sparkled in the centre of my stolen headpiece. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- I asked, glancing at a remarkable brilliant which sparkled upon his finger. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He pictured to himself a youth, whose eyes sparkled with genius, whose person was attenuated by famine. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Mrs. Bennet's eyes sparkled. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- It is pretty; it looks, as it lies there, like sparkles of sunshine and blue sky. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Just see how it glints and sparkles. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- An instant ago, all sparkles and jests, she now sat sterner than a judge and graver than a sage. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Editor: Wendell