Sparkle vs. Sparkler

Sparklenoun

A little spark; a scintillation.

Sparklernoun

A hand-held firework that emits sparks.

Sparklenoun

Brilliance; luster.

‘the sparkle of a diamond’;

Sparklernoun

(slang) A gem or ornament that sparkles.

Sparklenoun

Liveliness; vivacity.

‘the sparkle of his conversation over dinner’;

Sparklernoun

A vivacious and charismatic person.

Sparklenoun

The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence.

Sparklernoun

(informal) A sparkling wine.

Sparkleverb

(intransitive) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles

‘The wood was sparkling in the bonfire.’;

Sparklernoun

A tiger beetle.

Sparkleverb

(by extension) To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle

‘The stars sparkle in the sky.’;

Sparklernoun

(dated) One who scatters; especially, one who scatters money; an improvident person.

Sparkleverb

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

Sparklernoun

One who scatters; esp., one who scatters money; an improvident person.

Sparkleverb

(intransitive) To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce

‘sparkling wine’; ‘sparkling water’;

Sparklernoun

One who, or that which, sparkles.

Sparkleverb

(transitive) To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.

Sparklernoun

A tiger beetle.

Sparkleverb

To disperse.

Sparklernoun

diamonds;

‘look at the ice on that dame!’;

Sparkleverb

To scatter on or over.

Sparklernoun

a firework that burns slowly and throws out a shower of sparks

Sparklenoun

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.’;

Sparkler

A sparkler is a type of hand-held firework that burns slowly while emitting bright, intense colored flames, sparks, and other effects. Sparklers are particularly popular with children.

Sparklenoun

Brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle of a diamond.

Sparkleverb

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.’;

Sparkleverb

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

‘I see bright honor sparkle through your eyes.’;

Sparkleverb

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

Sparkleverb

To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.

Sparkleverb

To disperse.

‘The Landgrave hath sparkled his army without any further enterprise.’;

Sparkleverb

To scatter on or over.

Sparklenoun

brightness and animation of countenance;

‘he had a sparkle in his eye’;

Sparklenoun

the occurrence of a small flash or spark

Sparklenoun

the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly

Sparkleverb

reflect brightly;

‘Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside’;

Sparkleverb

be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity;

‘The musical performance sparkled’; ‘A scintillating conversation’; ‘his playing coruscated throught the concert hall’;

Sparkleverb

emit or produce sparks;

‘A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark’;

Sparkleverb

form bubbles;

‘The boiling soup was frothing’; ‘The river was foaming’; ‘Sparkling water’;

Sparkleverb

shine brightly with flashes of light

‘her earrings sparkled as she turned her head’;

Sparkleverb

be vivacious and witty

‘after a glass of wine, she began to sparkle’;

Sparklenoun

a glittering flash of light

‘there was a sparkle in his eyes’;

Sparklenoun

vivacity and wit

‘she's got a kind of sparkle’;