what does sparkle mean?
SPARKLE as NOUN
- Meaning
- the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly
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Hypernyms(s) sparkle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- brightness and animation of countenance
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- he had a sparkle in his eye
Hypernyms(s) sparkle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the occurrence of a small flash or spark
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Hypernyms(s) sparkle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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SPARKLE as VERB
- Meaning
- be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
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- The musical performance sparkled
- A scintillating conversation
- his playing coruscated throught the concert hall
Hypernyms(s) sparkle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The boiling soup was frothing
- The river was foaming
- Sparkling water
Hypernyms(s) sparkle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
Hypernyms(s) sparkle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark
Hypernyms(s) sparkle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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