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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spar•kle /ˈspɑrkəl/USA pronunciation v., -kled, -kling, n. v. [no object] - to shine with gleams of light, such as a brilliant gem;
glitter:The diamond sparkled in the bright light. - to be brilliant, lively, or merry:Her eyes sparkled.
- Wine(of wine, soda water, etc.) to give off small bubbles of gas;
effervesce.
n. - [countable] a sparkling appearance, luster, or play of light;
glitter. - [uncountable] brilliance or liveliness.
spar•kler, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spar•kle (spär′kəl),USA pronunciation v., -kled, -kling, n. v.i. - to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light:The candlelight sparkled in the crystal.
- to emit little sparks, as burning matter:The flames leaped and sparkled.
- to shine or glisten with little gleams of light, as a brilliant gem;
glitter;
coruscate. - Wineto effervesce, as wine.
- to be brilliant, lively, or vivacious.
v.t. - to cause to sparkle:moonlight sparkling the water; pleasure sparkling her eyes.
n. - a little spark or fiery particle.
- a sparkling appearance, luster, or play of light:the sparkle of a diamond.
- brilliance, liveliness, or vivacity.
- 1150–1200; Middle English (noun, nominal and verb, verbal); see spark1, -le
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See glisten.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged glitter.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sparkle /ˈspɑːkəl/ vb - to issue or reflect or cause to issue or reflect bright points of light
- (intransitive) (of wine, mineral water, etc) to effervesce
- (intransitive) to be vivacious or witty
n - a point of light, spark, or gleam
- vivacity or wit
Etymology: 12th Century sparklen, frequentative of sparken to spark1 |