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sparkle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of sparkle

1 to give off sparks

  • while fireworks that sparkle may be entertaining to look at, they can be highly dangerous when used indoors
Synonyms of sparkle

scintillate, spark
Words Related to sparkle

flash, shine, twinkle

blaze, burn, combust, flame, flare (up), glow, light (up), radiate, scintillate

2 to shoot forth bursts of light

  • the crystal sparkled in the sunlight
Synonyms of sparkle

coruscate, flame, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, luster (or lustre), scintillate, shimmer, spangle, twinkle, wink, winkle
Words Related to sparkle

beam, radiate, shine

bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle

blaze, burn, flare, glare, glow

Synonym Discussion of sparkle

flash, gleam, glint, sparkle, glitter, glisten, glimmer, shimmer mean to send forth light. flash implies a sudden outburst of bright light.
    • lightning flashed
gleam suggests a steady light seen through an obscuring medium or against a dark background.
    • lights gleamed in the valley
glint implies a cold glancing light.
    • glinting steel
sparkle suggests innumerable moving points of bright light.
    • the sparkling waters
glitter connotes a brilliant sparkling or gleaming.
    • glittering diamonds
glisten applies to the soft sparkle from a wet or oily surface.
    • glistening wet sidewalk
glimmer suggests a faint or wavering gleam.
    • a distant glimmering light
shimmer means shining with a wavering light.
    • a shimmering satin dress

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