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  • 51Sparkle — Spar kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sparkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sparkling}.] [See {Sparkle}, n., 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… …

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  • 52Sparkled — Sparkle Spar kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sparkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sparkling}.] [See {Sparkle}, n., 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;… …

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  • 53Sparkling — Sparkle Spar kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sparkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sparkling}.] [See {Sparkle}, n., 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;… …

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  • 54To flash in the pan — Flash Flash (fl[a^]sh), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flashed} (fl[a^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flashing}.] [Cf. OE. flaskien, vlaskien to pour, sprinkle, dial. Sw. flasa to blaze, E. flush, flare.] 1. To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient… …

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  • 55flash — I. verb Etymology: Middle English flaschen, of imitative origin Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. rush, dash used of flowing water 2. to break forth in or like a sudden flame or flare 3. a. to appear suddenly < an idea flash …

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  • 56Phonestheme — The term phonestheme (or phonaestheme in British English) was coined in 1930 by British linguist J. R. Firth (from the Greek phone , sound , and aisthanomai , perceive ) to label the systematic pairing of form and meaning in a language.A&#8230; …

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  • 57Sowelu — Birth name Aki Harada Born November 6, 1982 (1982 11 06) (age&#160;29) Tokyo, Japan Genres Pop, R B Yea …

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  • 58ghel- — I. ghel 1 To call. 1. a. yell, from Old English gellan, giellan, to sound, shout; b. yelp, from Old English gielpan, to boast, exult; c. nightingale, from …

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  • 59glister — glisteringly, adv. /glis teuhr/, v.i. Archaic. 1. to glisten; glitter. n. 2. glitter; sparkle. [1350 1400; ME; akin to GLISTEN] * * * …

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  • 60shimmer — shimmeringly, adv. /shim euhr/, v.i. 1. to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly. 2. to appear to quiver or vibrate in faint light or while reflecting heat waves. n. 3. a subdued, tremulous light or gleam. 4. a quivering …

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