sparkle
To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particlesTo emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles.
» The crystals sparkled in the sunlight.
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7 senses(intransitive)To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles.
The wood was sparkling in the bonfire.
funkeln
искри́тьсяiskrítʹsja
emit or produce sparks
(broadly)To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle.
The stars sparkle in the sky.
funkeln
(intransitive)To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
(intransitive)To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce.
sparkling wine
sparkling water
(transitive)To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
(obsolete, transitive)To disperse.
(obsolete, transitive)To scatter on or over.
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Origin
From Middle English sparklen, sperclen, equivalent to spark + -le (frequentative verb). CoFrom Middle English sparklen, sperclen, equivalent to spark + -le (frequentative verb). Cognate with West Frisian sparkelje (“to sparkle”), Dutch sparkelen (“to sparkle”).
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Forms
sparkles, sparkling, sparkled, sparkledSynonyms
13 synonyms- be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity:scintillatecoruscate
- reflect brightly:scintillatecoruscate
- emit or produce sparks:spark
- become bubbly or frothy or foaming:foamfrothfizzeffervesceform bubbles
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle