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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sparkle \Spar"kle\, verb (used with an object) To emit in the form or likeness of sparks. ''Did sparkle forth great light.'' --Spenser.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sparkle \Spar"kle\, noun [Dim. of spark.]
1. A little spark; a scintillation.
As fire is wont to quicken and go From a sparkle sprungen amiss, Till a city brent up is. --Chaucer.
The shock was sufficiently strong to strike out some sparkles of his fiery temper. --Prescott.
2. Brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle of a diamond.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sparkle \Spar"kle\, verb (used with an object) [Cf. {Sparble}.]
1. To disperse. [Obs.]
The Landgrave hath sparkled his army without any further enterprise. --State Papers.
2. To scatter on or over. [Obs.] --Purchas.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sparkle \Spar"kle\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Sparkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sparkling}.] [See {Sparkle}, noun, 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 scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle.
A mantelet upon his shoulder hanging Bretful of rubies red, as fire sparkling. --Chaucer.
2. To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
I see bright honor sparkle through your eyes. --Milton.
3. To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine.
Syn: To shine; glisten; scintillate; radiate; coruscate; glitter; twinkle.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sparkle
noun
1: brightness and animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye" [syn: {spark}, {light}]
2: the occurrence of a small flash or spark [syn: {glitter}, {coruscation}]
3: the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly [syn: {glitter}, {glister}, {glisten}, {scintillation}]
verb
1: reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside" [syn: {scintillate}, {coruscate}]
2: be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throught the concert hall" [syn: {scintillate}, {coruscate}]
3: emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark" [syn: {spark}]
4: form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn: {foam}, {froth}, {fizz}, {effervesce}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
141 Moby Thesaurus words for "sparkle": animation, be brilliant, be merry with, beam, blaze, blink, blinking, blubber, boil, boil over, boiling, brightness, brilliance, bubble, bubble over, bubble up, bubbliness, bubbling, burble, burn, caper, caracole, carbonation, cheer, cheerfulness, chirp, chirrup, coruscate, coruscation, crack a joke, crack wise, dance, dash, dazzle, ebullience, ebulliency, ebullition, effervesce, effervescence, effervescency, elan, energy, excitement, ferment, fermentation, fire, firefly, fizz, fizzle, flame, flash, fleer at, flicker, foaming, frolic, frothiness, frothing, fun, gaiety, gambol, gibe at, glance, gleam, glimmer, glimmering, glint, glisk, glisten, glister, glitter, glittering, glow, glowworm, guggle, gurgle, gusto, hiss, jape, jest, joke, josh, joy, kid, kid around, laugh, life, lilt, liveliness, make a funny, make fun, make fun of, mock, oomph, pep, piquancy, play on words, plop, poignancy, poke fun at, pun, pungency, quip, raciness, radiance, radiate cheer, ridicule, romp, scintilla, scintillate, scintillation, scoff at, seethe, shimmer, shimmering, shine, simmer, sing, skip, smile, spangle, spark, spirit, spumescence, stroboscopic light, tinsel, twinkle, twinkling, utter a mot, verve, vigor, vim, vivacity, vividness, whistle, wink, wisecrack, wittiness, work, zeal, zing, zip
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