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noun

Sparkle n.

A little spark; a scintillation. "As fire is wont to quicken and go From a sparkle sprungen amiss, Till a city brent up is." "The shock was sufficiently strong to strike out some sparkles of his fiery temper."

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

verb

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

Sparkle v. t.

To disperse. (Obs.) "The Landgrave hath sparkled his army without any further enterprise."

To scatter on or over. (Obs.)

Sparkle v. i. (past & past part. sparkled; pres. part. 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."

To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash. "I see bright honor sparkle through your eyes."

To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine.

Synonyms: To shine; glisten; scintillate; radiate; coruscate; glitter; twinkle.

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Etymology of 'Sparkle'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Sparkle" Quotes from Famous Books

... never had a ring in all her life," he declared, "and it will please me to be the one to present her with the first one that will ever grace her little hand. Girl-like, she is fond of such trinkets. The sparkle of the tiny diamonds will delight her as nothing else has done in her ...

— Kidnapped at the Altar - or, The Romance of that Saucy Jessie Bain • Laura Jean Libbey

... remember'd when Mirth shall her pageant joys impart,— A dream to sparkle in thine eye, Yet vanish from ...

— A Love Story • A Bushman

... Ezra, still leaning over the chair, with an angry light beginning to sparkle in his dark eyes. "Why can you never ...

— The Firm of Girdlestone • Arthur Conan Doyle

... themselves; and seizing the precious pearls of truth, they enriched and beautified and ennobled their own character, until their shining became too glorious for earth: they were then translated to heaven to sparkle amid eternal sunshine, and burn in glory for ever. How solemnly does the Great Teacher's injunction sound in our ears—"Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life; and they are they ...

— The Wesleyan Methodist Pulpit in Malvern • Knowles King

... might have excused the error of his keepers; and as he gazed he became aware of something little and lustrous flying close to the lustrous orb, like a bright chip knocked off the moon. At first he thought it was a mere sparkle or refraction in his own eyesight; he blinked and cleared his eyes. Then he thought it was a falling star; only it did not fall. It jerked awkwardly up and down in a way unknown among meteors and strangely reminiscent ...

— The Ball and The Cross • G.K. Chesterton

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