sparkle

 
Pronunciation: /ˈspɑːk(ə)l/

verb

[no object]
  • 1shine brightly with flashes of light: her earrings sparkled as she turned her head
  • 2be vivacious and witty: after a glass of wine, she began to sparkle

noun

  • 1a glittering flash of light: there was a sparkle in his eyes
  • 2 [mass noun] vivacity and wit: she’s got a kind of sparkle

Derivatives

sparkly

adjective (sparklier, sparkliest)

Origin:

Middle English: frequentative (verb) or diminutive (noun) of spark1