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Glimmer (noun)
A faint light; a dim glow.
“The glimmer of the fireflies was pleasant to watch.”
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Glimmer (noun)
A flash of light.
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Glimmer (noun)
A faint or remote possibility.
“A glimmer of hope.”
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Glimmer (noun)
mica
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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”
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Sparkle (noun)
A little spark; a scintillation.
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Sparkle (noun)
Brilliance; luster.
“the sparkle of a diamond”
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Sparkle (noun)
Liveliness; vivacity.
“the sparkle of his conversation over dinner”
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Sparkle (noun)
The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence.
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Sparkle (verb)
To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles
“The wood was sparkling in the bonfire.”
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Sparkle (verb)
To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle
“The stars sparkle in the sky.”
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Sparkle (verb)
To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
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Sparkle (verb)
To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce
“sparkling wine”
“sparkling water”
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Sparkle (verb)
To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
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Sparkle (verb)
To disperse.
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Sparkle (verb)
To scatter on or over.
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Sparkle (verb)
shine brightly with flashes of light
“her earrings sparkled as she turned her head”
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Sparkle (verb)
be vivacious and witty
“after a glass of wine, she began to sparkle”
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Sparkle (noun)
a glittering flash of light
“there was a sparkle in his eyes”
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Sparkle (noun)
vivacity and wit
“she’s got a kind of sparkle”