Sparkle

/ˈspɑː.kəl/

Synonyms for "sparkle" (202 found)

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Closest matches (41)

Noun(7 words)

glitter scintillation spark aflicker brightness cheerfulness coruscation

animationbe brilliantbe merry withbeam blaze blink blinking blubber boilboil overboiling brightness brilliance bubblebubble overbubble upbubbliness bubbling burble burn

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caper caracole carbonation cheer cheerfulness chirp chirrup coruscate coruscation

Adjective(2 words)

coruscant coruscating

Verb(3 words)

coruscate coruscated coruscates

Strong matches (60)

crack a jokecrack wisedance dash dazzle ebullience ebulliency ebullition effervesce effervescence effervescency elan energy excitement ferment fermentation fire firefly fizz fizzle

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flair flame flash fleerfleer atflicker foaming frolic frothiness frothing fun gaiety gambol gibegibe atglance gleam glimmer glimmering glint glisk glisten glister

Verb(10 words)

disperse effervesce effervesced effervesces fizz foamform bubblesfroth glinted glistened

Noun(6 words)

gleam gleams glint glinting glisten glister

Adjective(1 words)

glistening

Related words (101)

glitter glittering glow glowworm guggle gurgle gusto hiss inspiration jape jest joke josh joy kidkid aroundlaugh life lilt liveliness

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make a funnymake funmake fun ofmock oomph pep piquancyplay on wordsplop poignancypoke fun atpolish pun pungency quip quiver raciness radiance radiateradiate cheerridicule romp scintilla scintillate scintillationscoff atseethe shimmer shimmering shine simmer sing skip smile snap spangle spark spirit spumescencestroboscopic lighttinsel twinkle twinklingutter a motverve vigor vim vitality vivacity vividness whistle wink wisecrack wittiness work zeal zing zip

Verb(6 words)

glittered scintillate scintillated scintillates spark twinkled

Noun(16 words)

glitters glow jauntiness light pizzazz radiance shimmers shine spangles spangling sparkles sparling twinkle twinkles twinklings vivacity

Adjective(1 words)

scintillating

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

22 entries

aspect behave brightness bubble emit expressionexpressive qualityfacefacial expressionflashgive offgive outlight look performpersonal attribute

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More specific

8 entries

beaming expressiongleam glint glitter humor scintillation twinkle wit

Collocations

11 entries

bright sparkleintense sparklelingering sparklemetallic sparklenatural sparkleradiant sparklesoft sparklesparkle frequencysparkle intensitysubtle sparklesurface sparkle

Inflections

3 entries

sparkled sparkles sparkling

Derivations

5 entries

sparkled sparkler sparkling sparklingly sparkly

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I count the sparkle of constellations to foretell the future of my love.

Source: tatoeba (489765)

Add a sparkle trail to a photo.

Source: tatoeba (493914)

The stars sparkle like diamonds.

Source: tatoeba (5663188)

The white, snowy cloths, the rich window-hangings, the warm tints of the walls, the sparkle of the fire in the steel grate, gave the room an air of elegance and cheerfulness.

Source: tatoeba (5685531)

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