sparkle meaning and definition

SPARKLE noun

Definition of sparkle (noun)

1. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
   • "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"
   • synonyms: light, spark, twinkle
2. the occurrence of a small flash or spark
   • synonyms: coruscation, glitter
3. the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
   • synonyms: glisten, glister, glitter, scintillation

SPARKLE verb

Definition of sparkle (verb)

1. reflect brightly
   • "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"
   • synonyms: coruscate, scintillate
2. be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
   • "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"
   • synonyms: coruscate, scintillate
3. emit or produce sparks
   • "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"
   • synonyms: spark
4. become bubbly or frothy or foaming
   • "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"
   • synonyms: effervesce, fizz, foam, form bubbles, froth