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| sparkle | |
| 1. n. A little spark; a scintillation. |  |
| 2. n. Brilliance; luster. | |
| the sparkle of a diamond | |
| 3. n. Liveliness; vivacity. | |
| the sparkle of his conversation over dinner | |
| 4. n. The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence. | |
| 5. v. (intransitive) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles | |
| The wood was sparkling in the bonfire. - | |
| 6. v. (by extension) To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle | |
| The stars sparkle in the sky. - | |
| 7. v. (intransitive) To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash. | |
| 8. v. (intransitive) To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce | |
| sparkling wine - | |
| sparkling water - | |
| 9. v. To emit in the form or likeness of sparks. | |
| 10. v. (transitive, obsolete) To disperse. | |
| 11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To scatter on or over. | |
