1.  sparkle(n = noun.attribute) light, spark, twinkle - 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"
is a kind of verve, vitality, aspect, expression, face, facial expression, look
Derived forms verb sparkle₂, adjective sparkly₁

2.  sparkle(n = noun.event) coruscation, glitter - the occurrence of a small flash or spark;
is a kind of flash
Derived forms verb sparkle₁, verb sparkle₃, adjective sparkly₂

3.  sparkle(n = noun.attribute) glisten, glister, glitter, scintillation - the quality of shining with a bright reflected light;
is a kind of brightness
Derived form verb sparkle₁

1.  sparkle(v = verb.weather) coruscate, scintillate - reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"
is one way to reflect, shine
Derived forms noun sparkle₃, noun sparkle₂, noun sparkler₁, noun sparkling₁
Sample sentences: Lights sparkle on the horizon; The horizon is sparkleing with lights

2.  sparkle(v = verb.change) coruscate, scintillate - be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"
is one way to be
Derived form noun sparkle₁
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Somebody ----s

3.  sparkle(v = verb.weather) spark - emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"
is one way to emit, give off, give out
Derived form noun sparkle₂
Sample sentences: Something ----s

4.  sparkle(v = verb.change) effervesce, fizz, foam, form bubbles, froth - become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"
is one way to bubble
Sample sentences: Something ----s

1.  A little spark; a scintillation. [1913 Webster]
"As fire is wont to quicken and go
From a sparkle sprungen amiss,
Till a city brent up is." [1913 Webster]
"The shock was sufficiently strong to strike out some sparkles of his fiery temper." [1913 Webster]

2.  Brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle of a diamond. [1913 Webster]

1.  To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle. [1913 Webster]
"A mantelet upon his shoulder hanging
Bretful of rubies red, as fire sparkling." [1913 Webster]

2.  To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash. [1913 Webster]
"I see bright honor sparkle through your eyes." [1913 Webster]

3.  To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine. [1913 Webster]

   To emit in the form or likeness of sparks. Spenser. [1913 Webster]

1.  To disperse. [1913 Webster]
"The Landgrave hath sparkled his army without any further enterprise." [1913 Webster]

2.  To scatter on or over. Purchas. [1913 Webster]

sparkle, v. & n.
--v.intr.
1 a emit or seem to emit sparks; glitter; glisten (her eyes sparkled). b be witty; scintillate (sparkling repartee).
2 (of wine etc.) effervesce (cf. STILL(1) adj. 4).
--n. a gleam, spark.

Derivative:
sparkly adj.

Etymology:
ME f. SPARK(1) + -LE(4)

VB  bubble, boil, foam, froth, mantle, sparkle, guggle, gurgle, effervesce, ferment, fizzle.

VB  shine, glow, glitter, glister, glisten, twinkle, gleam, flare, flare up, glare, beam, shimmer, glimmer, flicker, sparkle, scintillate, coruscate, flash, blaze, be bright, reflect light, daze, dazzle, bedazzle, radiate, shoot out beams, fulgurate, clear up, brighten, lighten, enlighten, levin, light, light up, irradiate, shine upon, give out a light, hang out a light, cast light upon, cast light in, throw light upon, throw light in, shed light upon, shed luster upon, illume, illumine, illuminate, relume, strike a light, kindle.

sparkle metal