sparkled
past simple and past participle ofsparkle
sparkle
verb[I]
uk/ˈspɑː.kəl/us/ˈspɑːr.kəl/toshinebrightlywith a lot ofsmallpointsoflight:
Thesnow/seasparkled in thesunlight.
If apersonorperformancesparkles, they areenergetic,interesting, andexciting:
Alice isshyandquietatparties, but hersisterreally sparkles!
Giving out light
- afire
- albedo
- beam
- bioluminescence
- burnished
- candlelit
- flicker
- gleam
- glimmer
- glitter
- glow
- illuminate
- noctilucent
- non-glare
- non-luminous
- out-glitter
- pearlescence
- reflected ray
- shine
- wink
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Exciting and interesting
Examplesofsparkled
sparkled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
He did laugh so excessively as if he had been drunk, and his eyessparkledwith spirits.
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The amount of rubbish around which some pearls of wisdom havesparkledis almost beyond counting.
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They are expensive, quite a lot of them do not give satisfaction and many of them are dull and must besparkledup.
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I could have delivered it to him andsparkledwith erudition and my mastery of statistics.
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Up to the war theysparkledlike new pins.
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I thought theysparkledremarkably.
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Fountains at the market place splashed out wine, roast was served, and illuminationssparkled.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, some say the name comes from the glimmer of fish in the water thatsparkledlike silver.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She emitted a hearty bit of laughter from her small frame, her eyessparkledbehind thick glasses.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During the 1992 leg, the uniform was a grey-green jacket with a one bolted strap whichsparkledwith multicolour.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The tomb, a square chamber, is made of local quartzite rubble with a surface plaster finish thatsparkledin white colour when completed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His eyes were little protruding eyes, and theysparkledlike stars.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The sun shone in between, and all the little white flowerssparkled.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The wings are mouse-grey,sparkledwith black atoms and crossed by 4 zig-zag white stripes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Zintar was cast in both a silversparkledplastic and also in plain light gray plastic.
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- extraterrestrial civilization
- extraterrestrial origin
- extraterritorial
- extraterritoriality
- extraterritorial jurisdiction
- extra time
- extra-time
- extravagance
- extravagant
- extravagant claim
- extravagant lifestyle
- extravagantly
- extravagant promise
- extravaganza
- extra vigilance
- extra-virgin
- extra-virgin
- extra weight
- extra width
- extremal
- extreme
- extreme altitude
- extreme anxiety
- extreme case
- extreme caution