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[ adjective ] shining with brilliant points of light like stars
Examples "sparkling snow" "sparkling eyes" Used in print (The Providence Journal...)Sparrow size Virginia_Gibson , with sparkling blue eyes and a cheerful smile , made a suitably perky Amy , while Melisande_Congdon , as the real aunt , was positively monumental in the very best Gibson_Girl manner . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] marked by high spirits or excitement
Synonyms Examples "his fertile effervescent mind" "scintillating personality" "sparkling conversation" "a row of sparkly cheerleaders" Used in print (High Fidelity, 11:10...)Let me say at the outset that the music sounded as sparkling on the last playing as it did on the first . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
Synonyms Examples "sparkling wines" "sparkling water" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
Examples "bugle beads all aglitter" "glinting eyes" "glittering Christmas trees" "glittery costume jewelry" "scintillant mica" "the scintillating stars" "sparkly sequins" "`glistering' is an archaic term" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
Examples "bugle beads all aglitter" "glinting eyes" "glinting water" "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent" "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees" "glittery costume jewelry" "scintillant m Related terms |
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[ noun ] a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
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