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Meaning of sparkle

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  sparkle
      n 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" [syn: {sparkle}, {twinkle},
           {spark}, {light}]
      2: the occurrence of a small flash or spark [syn: {glitter},
         {sparkle}, {coruscation}]
      3: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light [syn:
         {glitter}, {glister}, {glisten}, {scintillation}, {sparkle}]
      v 1: reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the
           hillside" [syn: {sparkle}, {scintillate}, {coruscate}]
      2: be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical
         performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his
         playing coruscated throughout the concert hall" [syn:
         {sparkle}, {scintillate}, {coruscate}]
      3: emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by
         a storm, can continue to spark" [syn: {spark}, {sparkle}]
      4: become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was
         frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn:
         {foam}, {froth}, {fizz}, {effervesce}, {sparkle}, {form
         bubbles}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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