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sparkle

sustantivoverboatestiguado en diálogos

  • Reino Unido//ˈspɑː.kəl//
  • Estados Unidos//ˈspɑɹ.kəl//

A little spark; a scintillation.

sustantivo

  1. 1

    A little spark; a scintillation.

    As sparckles from the Anduile vse to fly, / When heauie hammers on the wedge are swaid

    The lamp was shaded, and the fire was dim, when suddenly the log, which had burnt through, gave way; a shower of sparkles rose from the hearth, and a bright blaze illuminated the room, falling full on Francesca's face, as she bent over the patient.

    The shock was sufficiently strong to strike out some sparkles of his fiery temper.

  2. 2

    Brilliance; luster.

    the sparkle of a diamond

  3. 3

    Liveliness; vivacity.

    the sparkle of his conversation over dinner

  4. 4

    The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence.

Etimología

From Middle English sparkel, sparkle, sparcle, equivalent to spark + -le (diminutive suffix). In some modern uses deverbal from etymology 2 below.

verbo

  1. 1

    To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles.

    The wood was sparkling in the bonfire.

  2. 2

    To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle.

    The stars sparkle in the sky.

    Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.

    The light of the sun, already far down the horizon, makes the rock wall sparkle for a moment like pure gold.

  3. 3

    To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.

    I see bright honour sparkle through your eyes.

  4. 4

    To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce.

    sparkling wine

    sparkling water

  5. 5

    To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.

    That the bright glister of their beames cleare / Did sparckle forth great light, and glorious did appeare.

  6. 6

    obsoletoTo disperse.

  7. 7

    obsoletoTo scatter on or over.

Etimología

From Middle English sparklen, sperclen, equivalent to spark + -le (frequentative verb). Cognate with West Frisian sparkelje (“to sparkle”), Dutch sparkelen (“to sparkle”).

Formas

plural
sparkles
pasado
sparkled
participio
sparkled
gerundio
sparkling
3.ª persona del singular
sparkles
Las páginas vecinasEl orden alfabético sigue las reglas del idioma, no el valor de los bytes: un acento solo desempata entre dos palabras por lo demás idénticas, y la Ñ es una letra propia con su propia sección.

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