Sparkle vs. Twinkle

By Jaxson

  • 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.

  • Twinkle (verb)

    to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer

    “We could see the lights of the village twinkling in the distance.”

  • Twinkle (verb)

    to be bright with delight

    “sparkle”

    “His shrewd little eyes twinkled roguishly.”

  • Twinkle (verb)

    to bat, blink or wink the eyes

  • Twinkle (verb)

    to flit to and fro

  • Twinkle (noun)

    a sparkle or glimmer of light

  • Twinkle (noun)

    a sparkle of delight in the eyes.

    “He was a rotund, jolly man with a twinkle in his eye.”

  • Twinkle (noun)

    a flitting movement

  • Twinkle (noun)

    A brief moment; a twinkling.

  • Twinkle (noun)

    The female genitalia.

    “The popular Swedish cartoon song about genitals was translated as “Willie and Twinkle”.”

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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