verb, noun
verb [V] ~ (with sth)
1 to shine brightly with small flashes of light:
sparkling eyes * Her jewellery sparkled in the candlelight. * The sky sparkled with brilliant stars.
2 to be full of life, enthusiasm or humour:
He always sparkles at parties. * She sparkled with cheerfulness and good humour.
noun [C,U]
1 a series of flashes of light produced by light hitting a shiny surface:
the sparkle of glass / crystal * the sparkles of light on water * The sky went dark and the sea lost its sparkle. * (figurative) There was a sparkle of excitement in her eyes.
2 the quality of being lively and original:
The performance lacked sparkle. * Do something to add a sparkle to your life!
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for sparkle is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does sparkle appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — sparkle appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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