Sparkle

  • 11sparkle — ► VERB 1) shine brightly with flashes of light. 2) be vivacious and witty. 3) (sparkling) (of drink) effervescent. ► NOUN 1) a glittering flash of light. 2) vivacity and wit …

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  • 12sparkle — I UK [ˈspɑː(r)k(ə)l] / US [ˈspɑrk(ə)l] verb [intransitive] Word forms sparkle : present tense I/you/we/they sparkle he/she/it sparkles present participle sparkling past tense sparkled past participle sparkled * 1) a) to shine with small points of …

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  • 13sparkle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extra ▪ a little ▪ Add a little sparkle to the evening with a glass of champagne. ▪ old ▪ She has lost none of her old sparkle as a jazz singer …

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  • 14sparkle — spar|kle1 [ˈspa:kəl US ˈspa:r ] v [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: spark] 1.) to shine in small bright flashes →↑sparkling ▪ The sea sparkled in the sun. ▪ The crystal chandelier sparkled. 2.) if someone s eyes sparkle, they seem to shine brightly,… …

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  • 15sparkle — spar|kle1 [ sparkl ] verb intransitive * 1. ) to shine with small points of reflected light: Bits of broken glass sparkled in the sunlight. a ) if someone s eyes sparkle, they are bright and lively: Her eyes sparkled with excitement. 2. ) to be… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16sparkle — [[t]spɑ͟ː(r)k(ə)l[/t]] sparkles, sparkling, sparkled 1) VERB If something sparkles, it is clear and bright and shines with a lot of very small points of light. The jewels on her fingers sparkled... His bright eyes sparkled. [V ing] ...the… …

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  • 17sparkle — 01. Sunlight [sparkled] on the beautiful blue water as we paddled across the lake. 02. The diamond ring [sparkled] on her finger. 03. Santa Claus eyes [sparkled] with delight as he loaded up his sleigh with toys. 04. We were temporarily blinded… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 18sparkle — {{11}}sparkle (n.) early 14c., from SPARKLE (Cf. sparkle) (v.). {{12}}sparkle (v.) c.1200, frequentative verb form of M.E. sparke (see SPARK (Cf. spark)). Of wines, from early 15c. Related: Sparkled; sparkling …

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  • 19sparkle — /spahr keuhl/, v., sparkled, sparkling, n. v.i. 1. to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light: The candlelight sparkled in the crystal. 2. to emit little sparks, as burning matter: The flames leaped and sparkled. 3. to shine or… …

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  • 20sparkle — 1. noun /ˈspɑːkl,ˈspɑɹkl/ a) A little spark; a scintillation. the sparkle of a diamond. b) Brilliance; luster 2. verb /ˈspɑːkl,ˈspɑɹkl/ …

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