From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sparkle
n 1: merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation
of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a
perpetual twinkle in his eyes" [syn: sparkle, twinkle,
spark, light]
2: the occurrence of a small flash or spark [syn: glitter,
sparkle, coruscation]
3: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light [syn:
glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle]
v 1: reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the
hillside" [syn: sparkle, scintillate, coruscate]
2: be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical
performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his
playing coruscated throughout the concert hall" [syn:
sparkle, scintillate, coruscate]
3: emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by
a storm, can continue to spark" [syn: spark, sparkle]
4: become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was
frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn:
foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form
bubbles]