sparkle

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspɑːrkəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈspɑrkəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(spär′kəl)

Inflections of 'sparkle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
sparkles
v 3rd person singular
sparkling
v pres p
sparkled
v past
sparkled
v past p

sparkle
WordReference English Thesaurus © 2025
Sense: Verb: glisten
Synonyms:
glitter Collocations, glint, glisten, twinkle Collocations, shine Collocations, flash Collocations, shimmer Collocations, gleam Collocations, coruscate, scintillate
Sense: Verb: be lively
Synonyms:
be lively, bubble over, be bubbly, be full of life, be coruscating, be scintillating
Sense: Verb: fizz
Synonyms:
fizz, effervesce, bubble Collocations, be fizzy, be sparkling
Sense: Noun: shiny quality
Synonyms:
shine Collocations, glint, twinkling, twinkle Collocations, gleam Collocations, glitter Collocations, glitz, shimmer Collocations
Sense: Noun: vitality
Synonyms:
vitality, zeal, vim, vivacity, scintillation, zip Collocations (informal), spirit Collocations, life Collocations, twinkle Collocations (informal), liveliness


Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

Translations: Spanish | French | Portuguese | Italian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.