· merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"

Synonym(s): twinkle, spark, light

Hypernym(s): vitality, verve, expression, look, aspect, facial_expression, face

· the occurrence of a small flash or spark

Synonym(s): glitter, coruscation

Hypernym(s): flash

· the quality of shining with a bright reflected light

Synonym(s): glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation

Hypernym(s): brightness

· reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"

Synonym(s): scintillate, coruscate

Hypernym(s): reflect, shine

· be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"

Synonym(s): scintillate, coruscate

Hypernym(s): be

· emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"

Synonym(s): spark

Hypernym(s): emit, give_out, give_off

· become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "sparkling water"

Synonym(s): foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, form_bubbles

Hypernym(s): bubble