to sparkle

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ardĕo, rsi, rsum, 2, v.n. ( perf. subj. ARDVERINT, Inscr. Fratr. Arval., of the time of the emperor Alexander Severus, in Inscr. Orell. 961) [cf. Sanscr. ghar = to shine. Sonne foll. by Curt.], to take fire, to kindle; hence,

Lit., to be on fire, to burn, blaze (syn.:

ardesco, exardeo, flagro, incendor, uror): Nam multis succensa locis ardent sola terrae,

for the soil is on fire in different places, Lucr. 2, 592:

tecta ardentia,

id. 3, 1064: Ultimus ardebit, quem etc., i. e. His home will burn last, whom etc., Juv. 3, 201:

ardente domo,

Tac. A. 15, 50 fin.:

radii ardentes,

Lucr. 6, 618: circumstant cum ardentibus taedis, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 89 (Trag. v. 51 Vahl.):

caput arsisse Servio Tullio dormienti,

Cic. Div. 1, 53, 121:

vis ardens fulminis,

Lucr. 6, 145:

Praeneste ardentes lapides caelo decidisse,

Liv. 22, 1:

rogum parari Vidit et arsuros supremis ignibus artus,

Ov. M. 2, 620; 2, 245; 14, 747:

arsurae comae,

Verg. A. 11, 77:

videbat quod rubus arderet,

Vulg. Exod. 3, 2; ib. Deut. 5, 23; ib. Joan. 15, 6.—

Trop.

Of the eyes, to flash, glow, sparkle, shine (syn.:

fulgeo, inardesco, mico): ardent oculi,

Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 62; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 66; 2, 5, 62; cf.:

oculi ejus (erant) ut lampas ardens,

Vulg. Dan. 10, 6.—

Poet., transf. to color, to sparkle, glisten, glitter, dazzle:

Tyrio ardebat murice laena,

Verg. A. 4, 262:

campi armis sublimibus ardent,

id. ib. 11, 602. —

In gen., of any passionate emotion [p. 156] or excitement, to burn, glow, be inflamed, usu. with abl. (dolore, irā, studio, invidiā, etc.), but often without an abl.; to be strongly affected, esp. with love; to be inflamed, burn, glow, to blaze, be on fire, be consumed, etc. (syn.: ardesco, exardeo, furo).

With abl.:

quippe patentia cum totiens ardentia morbis Lumina versarent oculorum, expertia somno,

they rolled around the open eyeballs glowing with heat, Lucr. 6, 1180:

In fluvios partim gelidos ardentia morbo Membra dabant,

their limbs burning with the heat of fever, id. 6, 1172:

ardere flagitio,

Plaut. Cas. 5, 3, 1:

amore,

Ter. Eun. 1. 1, 27; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 47:

iracundiā,

Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 12:

curā,

Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 9:

dolore et irā,

Cic. Att. 2, 19:

cupiditate,

id. Pis. 24:

studio et amore,

id. ad Q. Fr. 1, 2:

desiderio,

id. Mil. 15; id. Tusc. 4, 17, 37:

podagrae doloribus,

to be tormented with, id. Fin. 5, 31, 94:

furore,

Liv. 2, 29 fin. et saep.:

cum arderet Syria bello,

Cic. Att. 5, 6; id. Fam. 4, 1; Liv. 28, 24 fin. al.—

Without an abl.:

ipse ardere videris,

Cic. de Or. 2, 45, 188 (incensus esse, B. and K.); cf. Quint. 11, 3, 145:

omnium animi ad ulciscendum ardebant,

were fired, eager, Caes. B. G. 6, 34:

Ardet,

Ov. M. 6, 609:

ultro implacabilis ardet,

Verg. A. 12, 3:

ardet in arma,

id. ib. 12, 71; so,

in caedem,

Tac. H. 1, 43.— Poet. with inf. as object (cf. infra), to desire ardently to do a thing:

ruere ardet utroque,

Ov. M. 5, 166:

Ardet abire fugā dulcīsque relinquere terras,

Verg. A. 4, 281; 11, 895; Val. Fl. 6, 45.—Esp., to burn with love (syn. uror):

ex aequo captis ardebant mentibus ambo,

Ov. M. 4, 62:

deus arsit in illā,

id. ib. 8, 50 (cf.:

laborantes in uno Penelopen vitreamque Circen,

Hor. C. 1, 17, 19):

arsit Virgine raptā,

Hor. C. 2, 4, 7; cf. id. ib. 3, 9, 6; and with acc. of the object loved (as supra, in constr. with the inf.): formosum pastor Corydon ardebat Alexin, Corydon had a burning passion for, etc., Verg. E. 2, 1:

comptos arsit adulteri Crines,

Hor. C. 4, 9, 13:

delphini pueros miris et humanis modis arserunt,

Gell. 6, 8; cf. Arusian. Mess. p. 209 Lind.

arsus, roasted, Plin. Val. 2, 9.— ardens, entis, P. a., prop. on fire, burning; hence, glowing, fiery, ardent, hot, etc., lit. and trop.

Lit.: sol ardentissimus, Tubero ap. Gell. 6, 4, 3:

ardentissimum tempus,

Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 123:

Austri ardentes,

id. 12, 19, 42, § 93:

quinta (zona) est ardentior illis,

hotter, Ov. M. 1, 46:

ardens Africa,

Luc. 9, 729.—

Trop.

Of the eyes:

oculi,

glowing, Verg. G. 4, 451.—

Of color:

ardentissimus color,

Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 16:

apes ardentes auro,

glowing, glittering as with gold, Verg. G. 4, 99; so id. A. 10, 262.—

Of wounds, burning, smarting:

ardenti morsu premere dolorem,

with burning bite, Lucr. 3, 663.—

Of wine, strong, fiery:

ardentis Falerni Pocula,

Hor. C. 2, 11, 19; cf. Mart. 9, 7, 45.—

Of passion or strong feeling, burning, glowing, eager, impatient, ardent:

avaritia ardens,

Cic. Fin. 3, 11, 36:

mortem ardentiore studio petere,

id. ib. 2, 19, 61:

ardentes in eum litteras ad me misit,

id. Att. 14, 10 fin.:

ardentissimus dux,

Flor. 4, 2, 42; 1, 8, 2:

ardentissimus amor,

Vulg. 3, Reg. 11, 2:

studia,

Ov. M. 1, 199:

Nonne cor nostrum ardens erat in nobis,

Vulg. Luc. 24, 32:

furor,

ib. Isa. 30, 27:

miserere ardentis (sc. amore),

Ov. M. 14, 691.— Poet. with gen.:

ardens caedis,

Stat. Th. 1, 662.—In Cic. freq. of passionate, excited discourse:

nec umquam is qui audiret, incenderetur, nisi ardens ad eum perveniret oratio,

Cic. Or. 38, 132:

verbum,

id. ib. 8, 27 (cf. id. Brut. 24 fin.):

nisi ipse (orator) inflammatus ad eam (mentem) et ardens accesserit,

id. de Or. 2, 45, 190:

orator gravis, acer, ardens,

id. Or. 28, 99 al. — Adv. ardenter, only trop., in a burning, fiery, eager, passionate manner, ardently, eagerly, passionately:

ardenter aliquid cupere,

Cic. Tusc. 4, 17, 39; Plin. Ep. 2, 7, 6.— Comp.:

ardentius sitire,

to have a more burning thirst, Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16:

ardentius diligere,

Plin. Ep. 7, 20, 7, id. Pan. 85, 7:

ardentius amare,

Suet. Calig. 25.— Sup.:

ardentissime diligere,

Plin. Ep. 6, 4, 3; Suet. Dom. 22.

gemmo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a. [gemma].

(Acc. to gemma, I.) To put forth buds, to bud or gem:

id fit antequam gemmare Aut florere quid incipit,

Varr. R. R. 1, 40, 4; Col. 4, 27, 1:

gemmare vites, luxuriem esse in herbis, laetas segetes etiam rustici dicunt,

Cic. de Or. 3, 38, 155; id. Or. 24, 81 (cf.:

necessitate rustici gemmam in vitibus dicunt,

Quint. 8, 6, 6); v. gemma init. —In the part. pres.:

gemmantem oculum caecare,

Col. 4, 24, 16:

vinea,

Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 188:

sarmenta,

Pall. Febr. 32:

surculi rosarum,

id. Nov. 11; for which in the part. perf.:

melius proveniet, si ponendus ramus gemmata jam matre sumatur,

Pall. Mart. 10, 2.—

(Acc. to gemma, II.; poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

Neutr., to be adorned with precious stones, to sparkle with gems.

Lit. (only in the part. pres.):

gemmantia sceptra,

Ov. M. 3, 264:

gemmantia litora,

Manil. 4, 652.—

Transf., to glitter, sparkle, like gems:

herbae gemmantes rore recenti,

Lucr. 2, 319; 5, 461:

gemmantes explicat alas (pavo),

Mart. 13, 70; cf.:

pinnae caudae (pavonis),

Col. 8, 11, 8; Pall. 1, 28, 2 (see also gemma, II. 2. c. and gemmeus, II. B.):

memphites (lapis) gemmantis naturae,

Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 56.

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• The small sparkle often initiates a large flame

to shine, glow, grow brilliant, sparkle.

to serve / quiver, shake, palpitate.

glitter, gleam, shine, sparkle, flash, be bright.

mĭco, ŭi ( pf. subj. micaverit, Sol. 53), 1, v. n. [Sanscr. mish-, to wink], to move quickly to and fro, to have a vibrating or tremulous motion, to quiver, shake, tremble, e. g. of the pulse; to beat, palpitate; to spring forth, of fountains; of the tremulous rays of the stars, to twinkle, sparkle, glitter, gleam, flash (class.).

In gen.:

venae et arteriae micare non desinunt,

Cic. N. D. 2, 9, 24:

linguis micat ore trisulcis,

Verg. G. 3, 439:

gladii,

Liv. 6, 12, 9:

corque timore micat,

beats, palpitates, Ov. F. 3, 36:

nec audissem corde micante tubam,

for the beating, Prop. 1, 10, 12:

metu micuere sinus,

Ov. H. 1, 45:

et modo cervicem, modo crura micantia captat,

id. M. 9, 37:

noctuarum genus, quibus pluma aurium modo micat,

Plin. 29, 6, 38, § 117: semianimesque micant (culi (of a head cut off), twitch, Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 10, 396 (Ann. v. 463 Vahl.):

digiti (of a hand cut off),

Verg. A. 10, 396:

auribus (of a horse),

id. G. 3, 84:

micuere fontes,

spring forth, Luc. 4, 300:

citatus vulnere angusto micat (cruor),

Sen. Oedip. 345:

fulmina etiam sic undique micabant, ut peti viderentur corpora,

flashed in every direction, Liv. 40, 58, 5:

inter horrendos fragores micare ignes,

id. 21, 58, 5:

tum micent gladii,

id. 6, 12, 9:

eo ferocior inlatus hostis urgere scutis, micare gladiis,

id. 4, 37, 10.—

In partic.

To raise suddenly some of the fingers and let another instantly guess their number, which was practised both as a game of chance (called in Italy mora) and as a mode of deciding doubtful matters:

micare est sortiri digitis,

Non. 347, 27: micandum erit cum Graeco, utrum... an, Varr. ap. Non. 347, 30:

quid enim sors est? item propemodum, quod micare, quod talos jacere,

Cic. Div. 2, 41, 85:

quasi sorte, aut micando,

id. Off. 3, 23, 90:

patrem et filium pro vita rogantes sortiri vel micare jussisse,

Suet. Aug. 13.—Prov.:

dignus est, quicum in tenebris mices, said of a thoroughly honest man, since it would be easy to cheat in the dark,

Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77:

cum quo audacter posses in tenebris micare,

Petr. 44.—Also in contracts: RATIO DOCVIT, CONSVETVDINE MICANDI SVMMOTA, SVB EXAGIO POTIVS PECORA VENDERE, QVAM DIGITIS CONCLVDENTIBVS TRADERE, Edict. in Inscr. Orell. 3166.—

Poet. of the brilliancy of the stars, of the eyes, etc., to flash, gleam, beam, shine, be bright:

micat inter omnes Julium sidus,

Hor. C. 1, 12, 46:

micat ignibus aether,

Verg. A. 1, 90. oculis micat ignis, fire flashes from his eyes, id. ib. 12, 102:

ex oculis micat acrius ardor,

Lucr. 3, 289:

micant ardorem orbes luminis,

Verg. Cul. 220:

genitor circum caput omne micantes Deposuit radios,

Ov. M. 2, 40:

celeri micuerunt nubila flamma,

id. Tr. 1, 2, 45.—Hence, mĭcans, antis, P. a., twinkling, sparkling, glittering, gleaming, flashing, glowing:

stella micans radiis Arcturus, Cic. Div. Poët. 2, 42, 110: micantes stellae,

Ov. M. 7, 100; Vulg. Job, 38, 31:

oculos circumtulit igne micantes,

Ov. M. 15, 674:

vultus,

Liv. 6, 13.— Comp.:

radius sole micantior,

Prud. Cath. 5, 44.

scintillo, āvi, 1, v. n. [scintilla], to sparkle, glitter, glow, gleam, flash ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose; cf. fulguro).

Lit.:

templa caeli,

Lucr. 6, 644:

fulgetra,

Plin. 2, 43, 43, § 113:

clipeus ardens,

id. 2, 34, 34, § 100:

testā ardente oleum,

Verg. G. 1, 392:

oculi,

Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 77:

carbunculi contra radios solis,

Plin. 37, 7, 25, § 95:

cristae,

Sil. 7, 593.—

Trop.:

scintillavit cruentis Ira genis,

Sil. 9, 562:

tunc Venus et calidi scintillat fervor amoris,

Calp. 5, 22:

cupiditatis ardor, qui scintillet in animis audientium,

Ambros. Psa. 118, Serm. 18, 22.