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4 definitions found
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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sparkling \Spar"kling\, adjective Emitting sparks; glittering; flashing; brilliant; lively; as, sparkling wine; sparkling eyes. -- {Spar"kling*ly}, adverb -- {Spar"kling*ness}, noun
Syn: Brilliant; shining. See {Shining}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sparkling
adjective
1: shining with brilliant points of light like stars; "sparkling snow"; "sparkling eyes"
2: marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "sparkling conversation"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders" [syn: {bubbling}, {effervescent}, {scintillating}, {sparkly}]
3: used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide; "sparkling wines"; "sparkling water" [syn: {effervescent}] [ant: {still}]
4: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "'glistering' is an archaic term" [syn: {aglitter(p)}, {coruscant}, {fulgid}, {glinting}, {glistering}, {glittering}, {glittery}, {scintillant}, {scintillating}, {sparkling(a)}, {sparkly}]
noun: a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash [syn: {twinkle}, {scintillation}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
150 Moby Thesaurus words for "sparkling": Attic, beaming, beaten, beatific, beatified, biting, blebby, blessed, blinking, blinky, blissful, blistered, blistering, blistery, blithe, blithesome, blooming, bright, bright and sunny, brilliant, bubbling, bubbly, burbling, burbly, capering, carbonated, cheerful, cheery, chiffon, chirping, clever, coruscant, coruscating, dancing, dazzling, devastating, divine, droll, ebullient, effervescent, elated, eupeptic, euphoric, exalted, exhilarated, facetious, fizzy, flushed, flushed with joy, funny, gay, genial, glad, gladsome, glamorous, glimmering, glimmerous, glimmery, glistening, glistering, glittering, glittery, glorious, glowing, gorgeous, happy, heavenly, high, hopeful, humorous, humorsome, in good spirits, in high spirits, irrepressible, jesting, jocose, jocular, joking, joky, joshing, joyful, joyous, keen, keen-witted, killing, laughing, leaping, lively, mordant, nimble-witted, of good cheer, optimistic, peppy, piquant, pleasant, poignant, pointed, puffed, pungent, purring, quick-witted, racy, radiant, rapier-like, raving, ravishing, resplendent, riant, rosy, salt, salty, sanguine, sanguineous, scintillant, scintillating, scintillescent, sharp, shimmering, shimmery, shining, singing, smart, smiling, smirking, souffle, souffleed, spangly, spirited, splendid, splendorous, splendrous, sprightly, spumescent, starry-eyed, stunning, sublime, sunny, thrice happy, tinselly, twinkling, twinkly, vesicant, vesicated, vesicatory, vesicular, vivacious, whimsical, whipped, winsome, witty
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