Glare vs. Sparkle — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Glare and Sparkle
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Glare
To stare fixedly and angrily.
Sparkle
Shine brightly with flashes of light
Her earrings sparkled as she turned her head
Glare
To shine intensely and blindingly
A hot sun glared down on the desert.
Sparkle
Be vivacious and witty
After a glass of wine, she began to sparkle
Glare
To be conspicuous; stand out obtrusively
The headline glared from the page.
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Sparkle
A glittering flash of light
There was a sparkle in his eyes
Glare
To express by staring angrily
He glared his disapproval.
Sparkle
Vivacity and wit
She's got a kind of sparkle
Glare
A fierce or angry stare.
Sparkle
To give off sparks.
Glare
An intense, blinding light
Under the glare of the spotlights.
Sparkle
To give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
"The night seemed very large and still, and the stars sparkled like frost in the black sky" (Laura Ingalls Wilder). "The diamonds sparkled in a sunset ray that came through the slats of the shutters" (Edith Wharton).
Glare
Overwhelming attention or intrusiveness
The glare of publicity.
Sparkle
To be reflected in small flashes of light
"The light of the rising moon sparkled on the sea" (Arthur C. Clarke).
Glare
A sheet or surface of glassy and very slippery ice.
Sparkle
To be brilliant in performance.
Glare
(uncountable) An intense, blinding light.
Sparkle
To make or contain witty or intelligently lively remarks
Their conversation sparkled all evening.
Glare
Showy brilliance; gaudiness.
Sparkle
To release gas bubbles; effervesce
Champagne sparkles.
Glare
An angry or fierce stare.
Sparkle
A small spark or gleaming particle.
Glare
(telephony) A call collision; the situation where an incoming call occurs at the same time as an outgoing call.
Sparkle
A glittering quality.
Glare
(US) A smooth, bright, glassy surface.
A glare of ice
Sparkle
Brilliant animation; vivacity.
Glare
A viscous, transparent substance; glair.
Sparkle
Emission of gas bubbles; effervescence.
Glare
(intransitive) To stare angrily.
He walked in late, with the teacher glaring at him the whole time.
Sparkle
A little spark; a scintillation.
Glare
(intransitive) To shine brightly.
The sun glared down on the desert sand.
Sparkle
Brilliance; luster.
The sparkle of a diamond
Glare
(intransitive) To be bright and intense, or ostentatiously splendid.
Sparkle
Liveliness; vivacity.
The sparkle of his conversation over dinner
Glare
(transitive) To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.
Sparkle
The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence.
Glare
Smooth and bright or translucent; glary
Skating on glare ice
Sparkle
(intransitive) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles
The wood was sparkling in the bonfire.
Glare
To shine with a bright, dazzling light.
The cavern glares with new-admitted light.
Sparkle
(by extension) To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle
The stars sparkle in the sky.
Glare
To look with fierce, piercing eyes; to stare earnestly, angrily, or fiercely.
And eye that scorcheth all it glares upon.
Sparkle
(intransitive) To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
Glare
To be bright and intense, as certain colors; to be ostentatiously splendid or gay.
She glares in balls, front boxes, and the ring.
Sparkle
(intransitive) To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce
Sparkling wine
Sparkling water
Glare
To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.
Every eyeGlared lightning, and shot forth pernicious fire.
Sparkle
(transitive) To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
Glare
A bright, dazzling light; splendor that dazzles the eyes; a confusing and bewildering light.
The frame of burnished steel that cast a glare.
Sparkle
To disperse.
Glare
A fierce, piercing look or stare.
About them round,A lion now he stalks with fiery glare.
Sparkle
To scatter on or over.
Glare
A viscous, transparent substance. See Glair.
Sparkle
A little spark; a scintillation.
As fire is wont to quicken and goFrom a sparkle sprungen amiss,Till a city brent up is.
The shock was sufficiently strong to strike out some sparkles of his fiery temper.
Glare
A smooth, bright, glassy surface; as, a glare of ice.
Sparkle
Brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle of a diamond.
Glare
Smooth and bright or translucent; - used almost exclusively of ice; as, skating on glare ice.
Sparkle
To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle.
A mantelet upon his shoulder hangingBretful of rubies red, as fire sparkling.
Glare
Great brightness;
A glare of sunlight
The flowers were a blaze of color
Sparkle
To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
I see bright honor sparkle through your eyes.
Glare
An angry stare
Sparkle
To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine.
Glare
A focus of public attention;
He enjoyed being in the limelight
When Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency
Sparkle
To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
Glare
Look at with a fixed gaze;
The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her
Sparkle
To disperse.
The Landgrave hath sparkled his army without any further enterprise.
Glare
Be sharply reflected;
The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface
Sparkle
To scatter on or over.
Glare
Shine intensely;
The sun glared down on us
Sparkle
Brightness and animation of countenance;
He had a sparkle in his eye
Sparkle
The occurrence of a small flash or spark
Sparkle
The quality of glittering or sparkling brightly
Sparkle
Reflect brightly;
Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
Sparkle
Be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity;
The musical performance sparkled
A scintillating conversation
His playing coruscated throught the concert hall
Sparkle
Emit or produce sparks;
A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark
Sparkle
Form bubbles;
The boiling soup was frothing
The river was foaming
Sparkling water
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