sparkle
/ˈspɑɹ.kəl/ noun B1- A little spark; a scintillation.
- Brilliance; luster. · the sparkle of a diamond
- Liveliness; vivacity. · the sparkle of his conversation over dinner
- The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence.
Plural sparkles
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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They had taken the sparkle from her eyes and left them a sober gray; they had taken the red from her cheeks and lips, and they were gray also.
In the center of the roof was a great light, as bright as the sun, which made the emeralds sparkle in a wonderful manner.
She flashed one indignant glance at Gilbert from eyes whose angry sparkle was swiftly quenched in equally angry tears.
Afar in the southwest was the great shimmering, pearl-like sparkle of an evening star in a sky that was pale golden and ethereal rose over gleaming white spaces and dark glens of spruce.
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