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Noun sparkle has 3 senses
- sparkle, spark, light - brightness and animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"
--1 is a kind of vitality, verve; expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face
- glitter, sparkle, coruscation - the occurrence of a small flash or spark
--2 is a kind of flash
- glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle - the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly
--3 is a kind of brightness
Verb sparkle has 4 senses
- sparkle, scintillate, coruscate - reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"
--1 is one way to reflect, shine
Sample sentences:
Lights sparkle on the horizon
The horizon is sparkleing with lights
- sparkle, scintillate, coruscate - be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throught the concert hall"
--2 is one way to be
Sample sentences:
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- spark, sparkle - emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"
--3 is one way to emit, give out, give off
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- foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle - form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"
--4 is one way to bubble
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