SPARKLE, SPARKLING
ADJECTIVES
1508 — TWINKLING sparkling, scintillating; shining tremulously
1581 — BRANDISHING sparkling, flashing, gleaming → obs.
1592 — CORUSCANT glittering, sparkling, gleaming
1609 — FLASHY glittering, sparkling, brilliant
1611 — SCINTILLANT twinkling, sparkling, emitting sparks
1622 — GLARING bright, sparkling → obs.
1648 — SMIRKING of wine, etc.: sparkling → obs.
1657 — MICANT sparkling, glittering → obs.
1664 — SCINTILLATING twinkling, sparkling, emitting sparks
1665 — SPANGLING sparkling, glistening
1674 — BESPARKLING sparkling, throwing out sparks → obs.
1677 — FULGURATING sparkling brightly, flashing
1705 — CORUSCATING glittering, sparkling
1790 — SKINKLING glittering, sparkling, glistening → Sc., chiefly literary & poetic usage
1791 — SPUNKY sparkling; burning or shining brightly → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1797 — MICACIOUS sparkling, glittering, shining
1811 — TINSELLY cheaply splendid or sparkling; gaudy without real worth
1826 — SCINTILLOUS sparkling, scintillating
1831 — LIGHT-CATCHING sparkling, glittering; reflecting the light
1860 — SCINTILLESCENT sparkling, scintillating
1922 — SPARKLY sparkling
1970 — GILTY shiny; sparkling → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
ADVERBS
1840 — A-SPARKLE sparkling
NOUNS
1398 — SPRANKLE a spark or sparkle → obs.
1400 — SPRINKLING a sparkling → obs.
1646 — SCINTILLATION a flash, spark, or sparkle
1661 — SCINTILLA a spark or sparkle
1687 — SPARKLET a small spark or sparkle
1689 — TWINKLE a sparkle, a scintillation; an intermittent shining
1830 — TWINK a twinkle or sparkle
1840 — GLISTEN glitter; sparkle
1851 — CROWN JEWELS sparkles of light → obs.
VERBS
1000 — GLISTEN to shine with a twinkling light; to sparkle with light; to glitter
1000 — TWINKLE to sparkle, to glitter; to shine with intermittent light
1380 — GLISTER to sparkle, to glitter; to be brilliant → arch. & Eng. dial.
1387 — SPRANKLE to throw out sparks; to sparkle → obs.
1400 — GLITTER to gleam, to sparkle; to shine with a brilliant but broken and tremulous light
1400 — SPRINKLE to sparkle → obs.
1460 — SPRINGLE to sparkle → obs.
1495 — SPRANGLE to throw out sparks; to sparkle → obs.
1567 — FLANKER to sparkle → obs.
1623 — SCINTILLATE to sparkle; to emit small flashes of light
1637 — TWINK to twinkle, to sparkle
1639 — SPANGLE to glitter or sparkle as with spangles
1648 — DISPARKLE to sparkle forth → obs.
1677 — FULGURATE to emit vivid flashes of light; to sparkle brightly
1681 — SCINTILL to sparkle, to twinkle → obs.
1694 — SCINTILLIZE to sparkle, to scintillate
1705 — CORUSCATE to sparkle, to glitter, to flash; to shine with a quivering light
1724 — PRINKLE to twinkle, to scintillate, to sparkle → chiefly Sc. & Eng. dial.
1765 — SKINKLE to glitter, to glisten, to sparkle; to have a showy appearance → Sc., chiefly literary & poetic usage
1828 — METEORIZE to flash, to sparkle; to resemble a meteor → obs.
1893 — SEQUIN to cause to sparkle or glint as if decorated with sequins
1975 — GLISTER to glitter, to sparkle → Amer. dial.