sparkle
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- noun
- /ˈspɑrkəl/
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centelleo
- The sunlight created a gentle sparkle on the surface of the lake.
The pigmentation and sparkle is out of this world.
- The pigmentation and sparkle is out of this world.
- This is basically a loose powder with huge sparkles, like big chunky sparkles.
Examples
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The movement made her engagement ring sparkle, even in the kitchen's buzzing fluorescent light.
Fiction book (2000) -
"For the first time, I noticed the ring on Lynda's finger, the sparkle of a diamond.
Fiction book (1998) -
I wanted a nice sparkle to this look.
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I caught a sparkle of light in your eyes that day.
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Take Eve home and watch her sparkle and shine.
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Her eyes are so full of depth and sparkle, and her laugh too is infectious.
Blog text (21) -
Those diamonds have been cut to showcase sparkle and clarity.
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Across the water, the setting sun and its path of sparkles disappear.
Fiction book (1991) -
The diamonds on her necklace added a beautiful sparkle that caught everyone's attention.
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A hint of sparkle in her eyes showed how excited she was about the surprise.
Synonyms
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A bright, sparkling shine seen from far away
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A very bright light that makes it hard to see
A short bright flash that looks like a sparkle
A bright, sparkling shine like on jewels
A bright shine made when light bounces off a surface
A sudden bright flash of light or a quick, sharp display of wit
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sparkle comes from the simple word spark, a small bright piece of fire, plus an ending that makes it a repeated little flash; think of many tiny fires shining. So, sparkle means to give many small bright flashes of light.