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.
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”