Sparkle

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  • intransitive verb. To give off sparks.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter: synonym: flash.
  • intransitive verb. To be reflected in small flashes of light.
  • intransitive verb. To be brilliant in performance.
  • intransitive verb. To make or contain witty or intelligently lively remarks.
  • intransitive verb. To release gas bubbles; effervesce.
  • noun. A small spark or gleaming particle.
  • noun. A glittering quality.
  • noun. Brilliant animation; vivacity.
  • noun. Emission of gas bubbles; effervescence.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A spark; an ignited or a luminous particle, or something comparable to it; a scintillation; a gleam.
  • noun. The act or state of sparkling; emission of sparks or scintillations; sparkling luminosity or luster: used literally or figuratively.
  • To emit sparks; send off small ignited particles, as burning fuel, etc.
  • To shine as if giving out sparks; glitter; glisten; scintillate, literally or figuratively: as, a brilliant sparkles; a sparkling beauty; sparkling wit.
  • Synonyms and
  • Scintillate, Glitter, etc. (see glare, verb i.), coruscate.
  • To emit with coruscations; throw out sparklingly.
  • To scatter; disperse.
  • To sprinkle; spatter.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A little spark; a scintillation.
  • noun. Brilliancy; luster.
  • transitive verb. To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
  • transitive verb. To disperse.
  • transitive verb. To scatter on or over.
  • intransitive verb. 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.
  • intransitive verb. To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
  • intransitive verb. To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A little spark; a scintillation.
  • noun. Brilliance; luster
  • verb. 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.
  • verb. To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
  • verb. To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine.
  • verb. To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
  • verb. To disperse.
  • verb. To scatter on or over.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the occurrence of a small flash or spark
  • noun. the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
  • verb. become bubbly or frothy or foaming
  • noun. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
  • verb. be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
  • verb. emit or produce sparks
  • verb. reflect brightly
  • Word Usage
    "Authors need to possess a certain sparkle in order to promote their work."