sparkle
/ˈspɑr·kəl/ v [I]Definition
› to shine brightly: The lake sparkled in the sunlight. › fig. Someone or something that sparkles is energetic, interesting, and exciting: His writings sparkle with intelligence. sparkle /ˈspɑr·kəl/ n [U] › We could tell she was happy by the sparkle in her eyes.
(Definition of sparkle v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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