sparkle
/ˈspɑɹ.kəl/ verb C2- To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles. · The wood was sparkling in the bonfire.
- To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle. · The stars sparkle in the sky.
- To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
- To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce. · sparkling wine· sparkling water
- To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
He/she/it sparkles · Past sparkled · Past participle sparkled · -ing form sparkling
Verb forms
- Base form
- sparkle
- He/she/it
- sparkles
- Past
- sparkled
- Past participle
- sparkled
- -ing form
- sparkling
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Anne came running in presently, her face sparkling with the delight of her orchard rovings; but, abashed at finding the delight herself in the unexpected presence of a stranger, she halted confusedly inside the door.
Off to the left were the big barns and beyond them, away down over green, low-sloping fields, was a sparkling blue glimpse of sea.
“Without her captain!” cried Dantès, his eyes sparkling with animation; “pray mind what you say, for you are touching on the most secret wishes of my heart.
The little man’s eyes sparkled as he spoke, and he was evidently in a state of suppressed exultation at having scored a point against his colleague.
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