Glimmer vs. Sparkle

By Jaxson

  • Glimmer (noun)

    A faint light; a dim glow.

    “The glimmer of the fireflies was pleasant to watch.”

  • Glimmer (noun)

    A flash of light.

  • Glimmer (noun)

    A faint or remote possibility.

    “A glimmer of hope.”

  • Glimmer (noun)

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  • Glimmer (verb)

    To shine with a faint, unsteady light.

    “The fireflies glimmered in the dark.”

    “the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp”

  • Sparkle (noun)

    A little spark; a scintillation.

  • Sparkle (noun)

    Brilliance; luster.

    “the sparkle of a diamond”

  • Sparkle (noun)

    Liveliness; vivacity.

    “the sparkle of his conversation over dinner”

  • Sparkle (noun)

    The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence.

  • Sparkle (verb)

    To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles

    “The wood was sparkling in the bonfire.”

  • Sparkle (verb)

    To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle

    “The stars sparkle in the sky.”

  • Sparkle (verb)

    To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.

  • Sparkle (verb)

    To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce

    “sparkling wine”

    “sparkling water”

  • Sparkle (verb)

    To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.

  • Sparkle (verb)

    To disperse.

  • Sparkle (verb)

    To scatter on or over.

Wiktionary
  • Sparkle (verb)

    shine brightly with flashes of light

    “her earrings sparkled as she turned her head”

  • Sparkle (verb)

    be vivacious and witty

    “after a glass of wine, she began to sparkle”

  • Sparkle (noun)

    a glittering flash of light

    “there was a sparkle in his eyes”

  • Sparkle (noun)

    vivacity and wit

    “she’s got a kind of sparkle”

Oxford Dictionary
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