Meaning & Definition of Sparkle in English

1. Merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

• "He had a sparkle in his eye"

• "There's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"

2. The occurrence of a small flash or spark

3. The quality of shining with a bright reflected light

1. Reflect brightly

• "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"

2. Be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity

• "The musical performance sparkled"

• "A scintillating conversation"

• "His playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"

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"

• "The river was foaming"

• "Sparkling water"