Definition of "sparkle"

sparkle¹

/ˈspɑːkəl/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural sparkles
1. A little spark; a scintillation.
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  As sparckles from the Anduile vse to fly, / When heauie hammers on the wedge are swaid
  1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto XI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, stanza 42
  The lamp was shaded, and the fire was dim, when suddenly the log, which had burnt through, gave way; a shower of sparkles rose from the hearth, and a bright blaze illuminated the room, falling full on Francesca's face, as she bent over the patient.
  1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XI, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), page 112
  The shock was sufficiently strong to strike out some sparkles of his fiery temper.
  1855–1858, William H[ickling] Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), Boston, Mass.: Phillips, Sampson, and Company
2. Brilliance; luster.
3. Liveliness; vivacity.
4. The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence.

sparkle²

/ˈspɑːkəl/

verb
third-person singular simple present sparkles, present participle sparkling, simple past and past participle sparkled
1. (intransitive) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles
2. (by extension) To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle
  Quotations
  Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.
  1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company
3. (intransitive) To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
  Quotations
  I see bright honour sparkle through your eyes.
  1634, John Milton, “Arcades”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646
4. (intransitive) To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce
5. (transitive) To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
  Quotations
  That the bright glister of their beames cleare / Did sparckle forth great light, and glorious did appeare.
  1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, stanza 32
6. (transitive, obsolete) To disperse.
7. (transitive, obsolete) To scatter on or over.

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