sparkle

A little spark; a scintillation.countableuncountable

• As sparckles from the Anduile vse to fly, / When heauie hammers on the wedge are swaid
• The shock was sufficiently strong to strike out some sparkles of his fiery temper.

Brilliance; luster.countableuncountable

• the sparkle of a diamond

Liveliness; vivacity.countableuncountable

• the sparkle of his conversation over dinner

The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence.countableuncountable

To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles.intransitive

• The wood was sparkling in the bonfire.

To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle.broadly

• The stars sparkle in the sky.

To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.intransitive

• I see bright honour sparkle through your eyes.

To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce.intransitive

• sparkling wine
• sparkling water

To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.transitive

• That the bright glister of their beames cleare / Did sparckle forth great light, and glorious did appeare.

To disperse.obsoletetransitive

To scatter on or over.obsoletetransitive