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sparkle definition

spar·kle (spär′kəl)

intransitive verb sparkled -·kled, sparkling -·kling

  1. to throw off sparks
  2. to gleam or shine in flashes; glitter or glisten, as jewels, sunlit water, etc.
  3. to be brilliant and lively sparkling wit
  4. to effervesce or bubble: said of soda water and some wines

Etymology: ME sparklen, freq. of sparken, to spark

transitive verb

to cause to sparkle

noun

  1. a spark or glowing particle
  2. a sparkling, or glittering
  3. brilliance; liveliness; vivacity

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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