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The synonyms of “Sparkle” are: spark, coruscate, scintillate, effervesce, fizz, foam, form bubbles, froth, glitter, glint, glisten, twinkle, flicker, flash, blink, wink, shimmer, dance, shine, gleam, glow, glinting, shimmering, be lively, be vivacious, be animated, be ebullient, be exuberant, be bubbly, be effervescent, be sparkling, be witty, be brilliant, be enthusiastic, be full of life, light, coruscation, glister, scintillation, twinkling, flashing, blinking, winking, dancing, vivacity, animation, liveliness, vitality, life, verve, high spirits, exuberance, zest, buoyancy, effervescence, enthusiasm, ardour, energy, vigour, go, elan, gusto, brio, bounce, spirit, spiritedness, dynamism, activity, fire, panache, colour, dash, drive
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sparkle” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| activity | A thermodynamic quantity representing the effective concentration of a particular component in a solution or other system equal to its concentration multiplied by an activity coefficient. The room was a hive of activity. |
| animation | The activity of giving vitality and vigour to something. A combination of live action with 3 D animation. |
| ardour | Intense feeling of love. He kissed her with an ardour that left her breathless. |
| blinking | A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly. |
| bounce | A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards. A pitch of low bounce. |
| brio | Vigour or vivacity of style or performance. She told her story with some brio. |
| buoyancy | The property of something weightless and insubstantial. There is renewed buoyancy in the demand for steel. |
| colour | A substance used to give something a particular colour. Colour flooded her skin as she realized what he meant. |
| coruscation | A sudden or striking display of brilliance. Coruscations of great wit. |
| dancing | The activity of dancing for pleasure or in order to entertain others. A dancing class. |
| dash | A journey or period of time characterized by urgency or eager haste. A casual atmosphere with a dash of sophistication. |
| drive | Hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver. He sliced his drive out of bounds. |
| dynamism | The quality of being dynamic and positive in attitude. He was known for his dynamism and strong views. |
| effervescence | The process of bubbling as gas escapes. The effervescence of sparkling wine. |
| elan | Distinctive and stylish elegance. They performed with uncommon elan onstage. |
| energy | A degree or level of energy possessed by something or required by a process. Changes in the levels of vitamins can affect energy and well being. |
| enthusiasm | Something that arouses enthusiasm. Few expressed enthusiasm about the current leaders. |
| exuberance | The quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness; ebullience. Plants growing with wild exuberance. |
| fire | A fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning. A fire sign. |
| flash | A newsflash. The flashings of pain were a warning. |
| flashing | A short vivid experience. The flashings of pain were a warning. |
| flicker | North American woodpecker. The flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes. |
| gleam | A faint or brief light, especially one reflected from something. The gleam of a silver tray. |
| glint | An expression of an emotion in a person’s eyes. She saw the glint of excitement in his eyes. |
| glisten | A sparkling light reflected from something wet. There was a glisten of perspiration across her top lip. |
| glister | A sparkle. |
| glitter | Tiny pieces of sparkling material used for decoration. He avoids the glitter of show business. |
| glow | The amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface. He could feel the brandy filling him with a warm glow. |
| go | Vigorous activity. They now cost about fifty quid a go. |
| gusto | A relish or liking. Hawkins tucked into his breakfast with gusto. |
| high spirits | A high place. |
| life | A sentence of imprisonment for life. It was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it. |
| light | A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires. They saw the light of the beacon. |
| liveliness | Animation and energy in action or expression. The ambience lacked liveliness. |
| panache | A tuft or plume of feathers, especially as a headdress or on a helmet. He entertained London society with great panache. |
| scintillation | A brilliant display of wit. Scintillations of diamond hard light. |
| shimmer | A soft, slightly wavering light. A pale shimmer of moonlight. |
| shine | The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light. Archie s shoes got a quick shine from a boy with a cloth. |
| spark | A momentary flash of light. There was a spark of light. |
| spirit | A volatile liquid, especially a fuel, prepared by distillation. He was in good spirits. |
| spiritedness | Quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous. |
| twinkle | A light which appears continually to grow brighter and fainter. She looked at me with a grin and a twinkle in her eye. |
| twinkling | A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat. |
| verve | An energetic style. Kollo sings with supreme verve and flexibility. |
| vigour | Active strength of body or mind. I was 79 but still full of vigour and vitality. |
| vitality | (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms. Changes that will give renewed vitality to our democracy. |
| vivacity | Characterized by high spirits and animation. He was struck by her vivacity humour and charm. |
| winking | A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat. |
| zest | A tart spicy quality. She had a great zest for life. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sparkle” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| be animated | Represent, as of a character on stage. |
| be brilliant | Have an existence, be extant. |
| be bubbly | Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun. |
| be ebullient | Occupy a certain position or area. |
| be effervescent | Happen, occur, take place. |
| be enthusiastic | Occupy a certain position or area. |
| be exuberant | Be identical to; be someone or something. |
| be full of life | Spend or use time. |
| be lively | Be priced at. |
| be sparkling | Represent, as of a character on stage. |
| be vivacious | To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form. |
| be witty | Occupy a certain position or area. |
| blink | Force to go away by blinking. The car s right hand indicator was blinking. |
| coruscate | (of light) flash or sparkle. His playing coruscated throughout the concert hall. |
| dance | Perform a particular dance or a role in a ballet. My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio. |
| effervesce | (of a liquid) give off bubbles. Managers are supposed to effervesce with praise and encouragement. |
| fizz | Become bubbly or frothy or foaming. Anticipation began to fizz through his veins. |
| flash | Run or move very quickly or hastily. Red lights started to flash a warning. |
| flicker | (of someone’s eyes) move quickly in a particular direction in order to look at something. Amusement flickered briefly in his eyes. |
| foam | Become bubbly or frothy or foaming. The river was foaming. |
| form bubbles | Establish or impress firmly in the mind. |
| froth | Make froth or foam and become bubbly. She wore an ivory silk blouse frothing at neck and cuffs. |
| gleam | (of an emotion or quality) be expressed through the brightness of a person’s eyes. Her eyes gleamed with satisfaction. |
| glint | Give out or reflect small flashes of light. Her glasses glinted in the firelight. |
| glinting | Be shiny, as if wet. |
| glisten | Be shiny, as if wet. His eyes were glistening. |
| glitter | Be shiny, as if wet. The grass glittered with dew. |
| glow | Have an intense colour and a slight shine. Katy always glowed when he praised her. |
| scintillate | Reflect brightly. The substance scintillated sparks and flashes. |
| shimmer | Give off a shimmering reflection as of silk. The sea shimmered in the sunlight. |
| shimmering | Give off a shimmering reflection as of silk. |
| shine | Make a surface shine. His talent shines. |
| spark | Produce sparks at the point where an electric circuit is interrupted. The severity of the plan sparked off street protests. |
| twinkle | Smile so that one’s eyes sparkle. His sandalled feet twinkled over the ground. |
| wink | Signal by winking. The diamond on her finger winked in the moonlight. |
| beam | An oscillating shaft which transmits the vertical piston movement of a beam engine to the crank or pump. The satellite beamed back radio signals to scientists on Earth. |
| blink | Force to go away by blinking. He doesn t blink at the unsavoury aspects of his subject. |
| bright | With brightness. The bright stars of stage and screen. |
| brilliantly | In an exceptionally clever or talented way. She succeeded brilliantly. |
| bubble | Of a liquid form rising bubbles of gas or air. The white foamy part of a broken wave is largely made up of air bubbles. |
| fizz | The quality of being fizzy effervescence. Carbide lamps fizzed in the darkness. |
| flicker | Shine unsteadily. The candle flickered. |
| froth | Make froth or foam and become bubbly. She wore an ivory silk blouse frothing at neck and cuffs. |
| gleam | Shine brightly, like a star or a light. The gleam of a silver tray. |
| glimmer | Shine faintly with a wavering light. He saw a faint glimmer of light from her window. |
| glint | A spatially localized brightness. The glint of gold in his teeth. |
| glisten | A sparkling light reflected from something wet. His cheeks glistened with tears. |
| glistening | Reflecting light. Glistening bodies of swimmers. |
| glitter | Tiny pieces of sparkling material used for decoration. Sneakers trimmed with sequins and glitter. |
| glow | A steady even light without flames. The setting sun cast a deep red glow over the city. |
| ignition | The mechanism for bringing about ignition in an internal combustion engine typically activated by a key or switch. She turned off the ignition. |
| illuminate | Help to clarify or explain. This is a carefully written large format manuscript illuminated by Leonardo Bellini. |
| illumine | Enlighten (someone) spiritually or intellectually. He moved her lamp so that her face was illumined. |
| light | Having abundant light or illumination. A light diet. |
| lucent | Softly bright or radiant. The moon was lucent in the background. |
| phosphorescent | Emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous. The phosphorescent glow of decaying wood. |
| polish | A preparation used in polishing. He s got to polish up his French for his job. |
| shimmer | Give off a shimmering reflection as of silk. The shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers. |
| shine | Make a surface shine. Archie s shoes got a quick shine from a boy with a cloth. |
| shiny | Having a shiny surface or coating. Shiny black patents. |
| spark | Emit or produce sparks. A tiny spark of anger flared within her. |
| sparkling | Shining brightly with flashes of light. Sparkling wine. |
| trigger | Release or pull the trigger on. People ask how much I weigh but I won t talk about numbers because I know that triggers me. |
| twinkle | Merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance. The smile made her face crease and her eyes twinkle. |
| twinkling | (of a person’s eyes) sparkling, especially with amusement. Twinkling harbour lights. |
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