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verb | noun sparklesparkle1 /ˈspɑrkəl/ ●●○ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYsparkle1Origin: 1100-1200 spark VERB TABLEsparkle |
Present | I, you, we, they | sparkle | | he, she, it | sparkles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sparkled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sparkled | | he, she, it | has sparkled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sparkled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sparkle | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sparkled |
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Present | I | am sparkling | | he, she, it | is sparkling | | you, we, they | are sparkling | Past | I, he, she, it | was sparkling | | you, we, they | were sparkling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sparkling | | he, she, it | has been sparkling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sparkling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sparkling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sparkling |
THESAURUS to reflect light and look bright and shiny► shine to reflect light and look bright and shiny: She polished the table until it shone. ► sparkle/glitter to shine with many small bright points of light: The candles made her diamond necklace sparkle. ► shimmer to shine with a soft reflected light that seems to shake slightly: The lake shimmered in the moonlight. ► gleam to reflect back light from a clean shiny surface in an attractive way: The silverware had been polished until it gleamed. ► glisten to shine because of being wet or oily: Tears glistened on her cheeks. ► glint to shine with a bright flash of light that reflects off a surface: His sunglasses glinted in the late afternoon sun. 1to shine in small bright flashes: The crystal chandelier sparkled.► see thesaurus at shine12if someone’s eyes sparkle, they shine brightly, especially because the person is happy or excited: sparkle with The children’s eyes sparkled with happiness.3to be very lively and interesting → see also sparkling verb | noun sparklesparkle2 noun 1[countable, uncountable] a bright shiny appearance, with small points of flashing light2[singular, uncountable] a sparkle in someone’s eyes is a bright shining quality the eyes have, especially because someone is happy or excited3[uncountable] a quality that makes something seem interesting and full of life |