sparkle

Noun
  1. Merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance (synset 104960557)
    "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"
    is a type of:
    same as: light, spark, twinkle
  2. The occurrence of a small flash or spark (synset 107427268)
    is a type of: flash - a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
    same as: coruscation, glitter
  3. The quality of shining with a bright reflected light (synset 104960121)
    is a type of: brightness - the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
    same as: glisten, glister, glitter, scintillation
Verb
  1. Reflect brightly (synset 202772348)
    "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"
    is a type of: reflect, shine - be bright by reflecting or casting light
    same as: coruscate, scintillate
  2. Be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity (synset 200473934)
    "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
    same as: coruscate, scintillate
  3. Emit or produce sparks (synset 202772645)
    "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"
    is a type of: emit, give off, give out - give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
    same as: spark
  4. Become bubbly or frothy or foaming (synset 200520443)
    "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "sparkling water"
    is a type of: bubble - form, produce, or emit bubbles
    subtypes:
    same as: effervesce, fizz, foam, form bubbles, froth

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