sparkle

/spˈɑɹkəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. reflect brightly
   “Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside”
2. be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
   “The musical performance sparkled”
3. emit or produce sparks
   “A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark”
4. become bubbly or frothy or foaming
   “The boiling soup was frothing”

noun

1. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
   “he had a sparkle in his eye”
2. the occurrence of a small flash or spark
3. the quality of shining with a bright reflected light

Synonyms for sparkle

• scintillate
• coruscate
• spark
• foam
• froth
• fizz
• effervesce
• form bubbles
• twinkle
• light
• glitter
• coruscation
• glister
• glisten
• scintillation

Words that rhyme with sparkle

• patriarchal
• matriarchal
• markel
• markell
• markle
• starkel