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

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

Derived forms: sparkling, sparkled, sparkles

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

Encyclopedia: Sparkle