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• Sparkle — Spar kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sparkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sparkling}.] [See {Sparkle}, n., Spark of fire.] 1. To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sparkle — [n] glitter, shine animation, brilliance, coruscation, dash, dazzle, élan, flash, flicker, gaiety, gleam, glimmer, glint, glitz, glow, life, panache, radiance, scintillation, shimmer, show, spark, spirit, twinkle, vim, vitality, vivacity, zap*,… …   New thesaurus

• twinkle — [twiŋ′kəl] vi. twinkled, twinkling [ME twinklen < OE twinclian, freq. of base seen in MHG zwinken, to wink] 1. to shine with quick, intermittent flashes of light, as some stars; sparkle 2. to light up, as with amusement: said of the eyes 3. to …   English World dictionary

• twinkle — ► VERB 1) (of a star or light) shine with a gleam that changes constantly from bright to faint. 2) (of a person s eyes) sparkle with amusement or vivacity. 3) move lightly and rapidly. ► NOUN ▪ a twinkling sparkle or gleam. ● in a twinkling (of… …   English terms dictionary

• Twinkle — Twin kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twinkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twinkling}.] [OE. twinklen, AS. twinclian; akin to OE. twinken to blink, wink, G. zwinken, zwinkern, and perhaps to E. twitch.] 1. To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Twinkle — Twin kle, n. 1. A closing or opening, or a quick motion, of the eye; a wink or sparkle of the eye. [1913 Webster] Suddenly, with twinkle of her eye, The damsel broke his misintended dart. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A brief flash or gleam, esp.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• twinkle — vb *flash, gleam, glance, glint, sparkle, glitter, glisten, scintillate, coruscate …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• twinkle — [v] glimmer, shine blink, coruscate, flash, flicker, gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, glow, illuminate, light, light up, scintillate, shimmer, sparkle, wink; concept 624 …   New thesaurus

• sparkle — vb *flash, gleam, glance, glint, glitter, glisten, scintillate, coruscate, twinkle …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• twinkle — 1. verb a) to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer The stars were twinkling in the dark sky. b) to be bright with delight We could see the lights of the …   Wiktionary

• sparkle — 1. noun /ˈspɑːkl,ˈspɑɹkl/ a) A little spark; a scintillation. the sparkle of a diamond. b) Brilliance; luster 2. verb /ˈspɑːkl,ˈspɑɹkl/ …   Wiktionary