to sparkle

Examples

• All

• Cow: This is the hour when mist rises from the earth, and dew sparkles on the juicy new grass.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The soda began to sparkle when I opened the bottle, creating bubbles that fizzed up.

• Go in there and make it sparkle.

  Grind (2003)

• And when I shook it, the snow inside sparkled.

  Monte Carlo (2011)

• The cool water of the wash sparkled in the midday sun.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The surface of the water rippled and sparkled in a faint breeze.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The river sparkled.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The alien sparkled, and its Talker took in a gulp of air.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Droplets clustered and sparkled all over the coils of his hair.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The champagne will sparkle in your glass, with tiny bubbles rising to the surface.

Synonyms

B

to bubble

vsto sparkle

32 1.0

To make small round pockets of air appear in a liquid

describes that release as part of becoming foamy or effervescent

F

to foam

vsto sparkle

23 1.7

To become covered with small bubbles, like milk when heated

is about creating bubbles in liquid rather than only a surface layer

F

to froth

vsto sparkle

10 3.0

To make small bubbles form on the surface of a liquid

is the general action of forming bubbles or becoming foamy

F

to fizz

vsto sparkle

3 3.0

To make bubbles and a soft hissing sound in a liquid

covers the same bubbling but without implying audible noise

E

to effervesce

vsto sparkle

1 8.2

To make small bubbles in a liquid or to behave in a lively, excited way

is mainly about forming bubbles or foam rather than lively behavior

F

to form bubbles

vsto sparkle

1 2.9

Make small round pockets of air inside or on a liquid

focuses on the same pocket-creating action leading to foam or fizz

P

to popple

vsto sparkle

• Archaic

9.7

To make small bubbles and light splashes in water

describes simple bubble formation without emphasizing surface movement

Antonyms

F

flat

797 1.0

Level and even without parts higher or lower

S

still

2 3.2

Not fizzy and without bubbles

How Fizzy

to foam

23 1.7

to sparkle

6 3.0

to fizz

3 3.0

to bubble

32 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology