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English noun: sparkle | |||
| 1. | sparkle (attribute) merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance | ||
| Samples | He had a sparkle in his eye. There's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes. | ||
| Synonyms | light, spark, twinkle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aspect, expression, face, facial expression, look, verve, vitality | ||
| 2. | sparkle (event) the occurrence of a small flash or spark | ||
| Synonyms | coruscation, glitter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flash | ||
| 3. | sparkle (attribute) the quality of shining with a bright reflected light | ||
| Synonyms | glisten, glister, glitter, scintillation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | brightness | ||
English verb: sparkle | |||
| 1. | sparkle (weather) reflect brightly | ||
| Samples | Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside. | ||
| Examples | Lights sparkle on the horizon, The horizon is sparkleing with lights | ||
| Synonyms | coruscate, scintillate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reflect, shine | ||
| 2. | sparkle (change) be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity | ||
| Samples | The musical performance sparkled. A scintillating conversation. His playing coruscated throughout the concert hall. | ||
| Synonyms | coruscate, scintillate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| 3. | sparkle (weather) emit or produce sparks | ||
| Samples | A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark. | ||
| Synonyms | spark | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emit, give off, give out | ||
| 4. | sparkle (change) become bubbly or frothy or foaming | ||
| Samples | The boiling soup was frothing. The river was foaming. Sparkling water. | ||
| Synonyms | effervesce, fizz, foam, form bubbles, froth | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bubble | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lather, seethe | ||
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