nnoun.attributemerriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenanceSynset:light spark twinkle
Examples:- he had a sparkle in his eye
- there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes
Derivationally Related Form:twinklysparklesparkly
Hypernyms:aspect expression face facial expression look verve vitality
Inherited Hypernyms:sparkleexpressioncountenanceappearancequalityattributeabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:sparklevitalityenergylivelinessanimationactivenesstraitattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.eventthe occurrence of a small flash or sparkSynset:coruscation glitter
Derivationally Related Form:sparklecoruscateglitterysparkly
Hypernyms:flash
Inherited Hypernyms:glitterflashhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.attributethe quality of shining with a bright reflected lightSynset:glisten glister glitter scintillation
Derivationally Related Form:glitterscintillatesparkleglistenglittery
Hypernyms:brightness
Inherited Hypernyms:glitterbrightnesslightvisual propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
vverb.weatherreflect brightlySynset:coruscate scintillate
Examples:- Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
Derivationally Related Form:sparklecoruscantsparklingscintillationcoruscationscintillantsparkler
Hypernyms:reflect shine
Inherited Hypernyms:sparklereflectemit
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Lights --- on the horizon (apply to: sparkle) | The horizon is ---ing with lights (apply to: sparkle)
vverb.changebe lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuositySynset:coruscate scintillate
Examples:- The musical performance sparkled
- A scintillating conversation
- his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall
Derivationally Related Form:coruscationsparklescintillation
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:sparklebe
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.weatheremit or produce sparksSynset:spark
Examples:- A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark
Derivationally Related Form:sparklespark
Hypernyms:emit give off give out
Inherited Hypernyms:sparkemit
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changebecome bubbly or frothy or foamingSynset:effervesce fizz foam form bubbles froth
Examples:- The boiling soup was frothing
- The river was foaming
- sparkling water
Derivationally Related Form:effervescentfizzeffervescencefrothfoam
Hypernyms:bubble
Inherited Hypernyms:foambubbleemitexhaust
Direct Hyponyms:latherseethe
Full Troponyms:latherseethe
Sentence Frame:Something ---s