Sparkle vs. Wink — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Sparkle and Wink
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Sparkle
Shine brightly with flashes of light
Her earrings sparkled as she turned her head
Wink
A wink is a facial expression made by briefly closing one eye. A wink is an informal mode of non-verbal communication usually signaling shared hidden knowledge or intent.
Sparkle
Be vivacious and witty
After a glass of wine, she began to sparkle
Wink
Close and open one eye quickly, typically to indicate that something is a joke or a secret or as a signal of affection or greeting
He winked at Nicole as he passed
Sparkle
A glittering flash of light
There was a sparkle in his eyes
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Wink
(of a bright object or a light) shine or flash intermittently
The diamond on her finger winked in the moonlight
Sparkle
Vivacity and wit
She's got a kind of sparkle
Wink
An act of winking
Barney gave him a knowing wink
Sparkle
To give off sparks.
Wink
To close and open the eyelid of one eye deliberately, as to convey a message, signal, or suggestion.
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).
Wink
To close and open the eyelids of both eyes; blink.
Sparkle
To be reflected in small flashes of light
"The light of the rising moon sparkled on the sea" (Arthur C. Clarke).
Wink
To shine fitfully; twinkle
Harbor lights were winking in the distance.
Sparkle
To be brilliant in performance.
Wink
To close and open (an eye or the eyes) rapidly.
Sparkle
To make or contain witty or intelligently lively remarks
Their conversation sparkled all evening.
Wink
To signal or express by winking
Winked his agreement.
Sparkle
To release gas bubbles; effervesce
Champagne sparkles.
Wink
The act of winking.
Sparkle
A small spark or gleaming particle.
Wink
A signal or hint conveyed by winking.
Sparkle
A glittering quality.
Wink
The very brief time required for a wink; an instant.
Sparkle
Brilliant animation; vivacity.
Wink
A quick closing and opening of the eyelids; a blink.
Sparkle
Emission of gas bubbles; effervescence.
Wink
A gleam or twinkle.
Sparkle
A little spark; a scintillation.
Wink
(Informal) A brief period of sleep.
Sparkle
Brilliance; luster.
The sparkle of a diamond
Wink
To close one's eyes in sleep.
Sparkle
Liveliness; vivacity.
The sparkle of his conversation over dinner
Wink
(intransitive) To close one's eyes.
Sparkle
The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence.
Wink
(intransitive) Usually followed by at: to look the other way, to turn a blind eye.
Sparkle
(intransitive) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles
The wood was sparkling in the bonfire.
Wink
(intransitive) To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.
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.
Wink
To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)
He winked at me.
She winked her eye.
He winked his assent.
Sparkle
(intransitive) To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
Wink
(intransitive) To gleam fitfully or intermitently; to twinkle; to flicker.
Sparkle
(intransitive) To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce
Sparkling wine
Sparkling water
Wink
An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
Sparkle
(transitive) To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
Wink
A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.
Sparkle
To disperse.
Wink
A brief time; an instant.
Sparkle
To scatter on or over.
Wink
The smallest possible amount.
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.
Wink
A subtle allusion.
The film includes a wink to wartime rationing.
Sparkle
Brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle of a diamond.
Wink
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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.
Wink
Synonym of periwinkle
Sparkle
To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
I see bright honor sparkle through your eyes.
Wink
To nod; to sleep; to nap.
Sparkle
To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine.
Wink
To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a quick motion.
He must wink, so loud he would cry.
And I will wink, so shall the day seem night.
They are not blind, but they wink.
Sparkle
To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
Wink
To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to blink.
A baby of some three months old, who winked, and turned aside its little face from the too vivid light of day.
Sparkle
To disperse.
The Landgrave hath sparkled his army without any further enterprise.
Wink
To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of one eye only.
Wink at the footman to leave him without a plate.
Sparkle
To scatter on or over.
Wink
To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to connive at anything; to be tolerant; - generally with at.
The times of this ignorance God winked at.
And yet, as though he knew it not,His knowledge winks, and lets his humors reign.
Obstinacy can not be winked at, but must be subdued.
Sparkle
Brightness and animation of countenance;
He had a sparkle in his eye
Wink
To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks.
Sparkle
The occurrence of a small flash or spark
Wink
To cause (the eyes) to wink.
Sparkle
The quality of glittering or sparkling brightly
Wink
The act of closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a moment.
I have not slept one wink.
I could eclipse and cloud them with a wink.
Sparkle
Reflect brightly;
Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
Wink
A hint given by shutting the eye with a significant cast.
The stockjobber thus from Change Alley goes down,And tips you, the freeman, a wink.
Sparkle
Be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity;
The musical performance sparkled
A scintillating conversation
His playing coruscated throught the concert hall
Wink
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat);
If I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
Sparkle
Emit or produce sparks;
A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark
Wink
Closing one eye quickly as a signal
Sparkle
Form bubbles;
The boiling soup was frothing
The river was foaming
Sparkling water
Wink
A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Wink
Signal by winking;
She winked at him
Wink
Gleam or glow intermittently;
The lights were flashing
Wink
Briefly shut the eyes;
The TV announcer never seems to blink
Wink
Force to go away by blinking;
Blink away tears
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