I count the sparkle of constellations to foretell the future of my love.
Source: tatoeba (489765)
Sparkle
//ˈspɑː.kəl//
Synonyms for "sparkle" (174 found)
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Closest matches (35)
Strong matches (52)
Related words (87)
glisterglitteringglowglowwormgugglegurglegustohissinspirationjapejestjokejoshjoykidkid aroundlaughlifeliltliveliness
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make a funnymake funmake fun ofmockoomphpeppiquancyplay on wordsploppoignancypoke fun atpolishpunpungencyquipquiverracinessradianceradiate cheerridiculerompscintillascintillatescintillationscoff atseetheshimmershimmeringsimmersingskipsmilesnapspanglespiritspumescencestroboscopic lighttinseltwinkletwinklingutter a motvervevigorvimvitalityvivacityvividnesswhistlewinkwisecrackwittinessworkzealzingzip
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More general
15 entriesSynonyms
4 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesdbpedia genre
1 entriesderived
7 entriesderived from
1 entriesis a
3 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
Translations
117 translations across 26 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- ἀμάρυγξ noun (scintillation)
- μαρμαίρω verb (to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate)
Armenian
2 entries- կայծ noun (scintillation)
- փայլատակել verb (to emit sparks)
Bulgarian
4 entries- блясък noun (brilliance)
- искра noun (scintillation)
- искрене noun (scintillation)
- блещукам verb (to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate)
Catalan
4 entries- brillantor noun (brilliance)
- brillor noun (brilliance)
- centella noun (scintillation)
- espurna noun (scintillation)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎠᏙᏯᏩᏍᎦ verb (to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 光彩 noun (brilliance)
- 光輝 /光辉 noun (brilliance)
- 閃爍 /闪烁 noun (scintillation)
- 閃耀 /闪耀 noun (scintillation)
Finnish
2 entries- säihke noun (brilliance)
- välke noun (brilliance)
French
2 entries- luire verb (to manifest as if by emitting sparks; glisten)
- scintiller verb (to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate)
Galician
3 entries- escintilar verb (to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate)
- relucir verb (to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate)
- relucir verb (to manifest as if by emitting sparks; glisten)
Georgian
4 entries- ბჟუტვა noun (scintillation)
- ბრწყინვა noun (scintillation)
- ბრწყინვა noun (brilliance)
- ბრწყინვალება noun (brilliance)
German
4 entries- Funkeln noun (brilliance)
- Glitzern noun (brilliance)
- funkeln verb (to emit sparks)
- funkeln verb (to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate)
Hindi
3 entries- चमक noun (scintillation)
- जगमगाना verb (to emit sparks)
- जगमगाना verb (to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate)
Irish
4 entries- drithle noun (scintillation)
- glioscarnach noun (brilliance)
- splanc noun (scintillation)
- splanc noun (brilliance)
Italian
4 entries- lustro noun (brilliance)
- scintillio noun (scintillation)
- sfavillio noun (scintillation)
- splendore noun (brilliance)
Japanese
3 entries- 光輝 noun (brilliance)
- 閃爍 noun (scintillation)
- 閃耀 noun (scintillation)
Latin
1 entries- scintillō verb (to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate)
Old English
1 entries- blīcan verb (to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate)
Polish
4 entries- blask noun (scintillation)
- blask noun (brilliance)
- błyszczeć verb (to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate)
- lśnić verb (to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate)
Portuguese
4 entries- brilho noun (brilliance)
- cintilação noun (scintillation)
- centelhar verb (to emit sparks)
- centelhar verb (to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate)
Quechua
1 entries- achikyay verb (to emit sparks)
Romanian
2 entries- scânteie noun (scintillation)
- scânteia verb (to emit sparks)
Russian
3 entries- и́скорка noun (scintillation)
- сверка́ние noun (brilliance)
- искри́ться verb (to emit sparks)
Spanish
4 entries- brillo noun (brilliance)
- chispa noun (scintillation)
- destello noun (scintillation)
- lustre noun (brilliance)
Swedish
4 entries- briljans noun (brilliance)
- glimmer noun (scintillation)
- gnista noun (scintillation)
- gnista noun (brilliance)
Tagalog
2 entries- antitilaw noun (scintillation)
- kislap noun (scintillation)
Thai
4 entries- ความระยิบระยับ noun (brilliance)
- ความแวววาว noun (brilliance)
- ประกาย noun (scintillation)
- เปล่งประกาย verb (to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
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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