sparkle
part of speech
verb (sparkle, sparkles, sparkled, sparkling); noun (a sparkle, sparkles; sparkle)
meaning for a pupil
1) To sparkle is to shine with many small, bright flashes of light, like glitter, stars, jewels or water in sunlight. tree →
2) A sparkle is a small, bright flash of light. tree →
3) Sparkle is liveliness and fun in a person or a show. tree →
4) «Sparkling» drinks have bubbles. tree →
5) When a person's eyes sparkle, they show a strong feeling such as joy, mischief or spite. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories, eyes sparkle with joy and the sea sparkles in the sun. In science, light reflecting off many tiny surfaces makes things sparkle. Phrases: «eyes sparkle», «sparkling water», «add some sparkle», «sparkling clean».
examples
- The snow sparkled in the sunlight. tree →
- Her eyes sparkled with excitement. tree →
- The diamond ring sparkled. tree →
- The kitchen was sparkling clean after we tidied up. tree →
- Would you like still or sparkling water? tree →
- Add glitter to give your card some sparkle. tree →
note
Past: «sparkled». Adjective: «sparkly» or «sparkling». A «sparkler» is a firework held in the hand — hold it at arm's length, wear gloves and put used ones in water.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «sparkle» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.