1. Reflect brightly
   "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside";
   - scintillate, coruscate, glister
    
2. Emit or produce sparks
   "The fireworks sparkled in the dark sky";
   - spark
    
3. Be lively, brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
   "The musical performance sparkled";
   - scintillate, coruscate, glister
    
4. Become bubbly, frothy or foaming
   "sparkling water";
   - foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, form bubbles
    
5. Show amusement or good humour with the eyes
   "His eyes sparkled as he told the joke";
   - twinkle

1. The quality of shining with a bright reflected light
   "The sparkle of the morning dew caught her eye";
   - glitter, glister [archaic], glisten, scintillation
    
2. The occurrence of a small flash or spark
   "The sparkle of the fireworks lit up the night sky";
   - glitter, coruscation
    
3. Merriment expressed by a brightness, gleam or animation of countenance
   "he had a sparkle in his eye";
   - twinkle, spark, light

Derived forms: sparkled, sparkling, sparkles

Type of: aspect, brightness, bubble, emit, expression, face, facial expression, flash, give off, give out, look, reflect, shine, verve, vitality

Encyclopedia: Sparkle