sparkle

Etymology 1

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

noun

1. A little spark; a scintillation.
2. Brilliance; luster.
   the sparkle of a diamond
3. Liveliness; vivacity.
   the sparkle of his conversation over dinner
4. The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence.

Etymology 2

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

verb

1. (intransitive) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles
   The wood was sparkling in the bonfire.
2. (by extension) To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle
   The stars sparkle in the sky.
3. (intransitive) To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
4. (intransitive) To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce
   sparkling wine
   sparkling water
5. (transitive) To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
6. (transitive, obsolete) To disperse.
7. (transitive, obsolete) To scatter on or over.