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Sparkle — Spar kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sparkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sparkling}.] [See {Sparkle}, n., Spark of fire.] 1. To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shine — [n] brightness; polish flash, glare, glaze, gleam, glint, glitz, gloss, lambency, light, luminosity, luster, patina, radiance, rub, sheen, shimmer, show, sparkle; concept 620 Ant. darkness, dullness shine [v1] give off or reflect light beam,… … New thesaurus
sparkle — [n] glitter, shine animation, brilliance, coruscation, dash, dazzle, élan, flash, flicker, gaiety, gleam, glimmer, glint, glitz, glow, life, panache, radiance, scintillation, shimmer, show, spark, spirit, twinkle, vim, vitality, vivacity, zap*,… … New thesaurus
Shine (compilation series) — Shine was a various artists compilation album series released by PolyGram TV in Britain from 1995 to 1998, centering on indie rock, largely from new British bands (several American bands, like Green Day and Dinosaur Jr. appeared sparingly). The… … Wikipedia
sparkle — [spär′kəl] vi. sparkled, sparkling [ME sparklen, freq. of sparken, to SPARK1] 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] … English World dictionary
sparkle — ► VERB 1) shine brightly with flashes of light. 2) be vivacious and witty. 3) (sparkling) (of drink) effervescent. ► NOUN 1) a glittering flash of light. 2) vivacity and wit … English terms dictionary
sparkle — spar|kle1 [ˈspa:kəl US ˈspa:r ] v [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: spark] 1.) to shine in small bright flashes →↑sparkling ▪ The sea sparkled in the sun. ▪ The crystal chandelier sparkled. 2.) if someone s eyes sparkle, they seem to shine brightly,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sparkle — I UK [ˈspɑː(r)k(ə)l] / US [ˈspɑrk(ə)l] verb [intransitive] Word forms sparkle : present tense I/you/we/they sparkle he/she/it sparkles present participle sparkling past tense sparkled past participle sparkled * 1) a) to shine with small points of … English dictionary
shine — v 1. glow, radiate, irradiate, illuminate; glare, beam, gleam, gloze, streak, flash, coruscate, fulgurate; light, light up, luminesce, incandesce, phosphoresce; glimmer, glitter, shimmer, flicker, twinkle; sparkle, glint, glisten, Archaic.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
sparkle — 1. noun /ˈspɑːkl,ˈspɑɹkl/ a) A little spark; a scintillation. the sparkle of a diamond. b) Brilliance; luster 2. verb /ˈspɑːkl,ˈspɑɹkl/ … Wiktionary
sparkle — spar|kle1 [ sparkl ] verb intransitive * 1. ) to shine with small points of reflected light: Bits of broken glass sparkled in the sunlight. a ) if someone s eyes sparkle, they are bright and lively: Her eyes sparkled with excitement. 2. ) to be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English