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  • 11sparkle — spar|kle1 [ sparkl ] verb intransitive * 1. ) to shine with small points of reflected light: Bits of broken glass sparkled in the sunlight. a ) if someone s eyes sparkle, they are bright and lively: Her eyes sparkled with excitement. 2. ) to be… …

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  • 12sparkle — 1 verb (I) 1 to shine in small bright flashes: The diamond ring sparkled in the sunlight. 2 if someone s eyes sparkle, they shine brightly, especially because the person is happy or excited (+ with): Ron s eyes sparkled with excitement. see also …

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  • 13shine — shine1 /shuyn/, v., shone or, esp. for 9, 10, shined; shining; n. v.i. 1. to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light. 2. to be bright with reflected light; glisten; sparkle. 3. (of light) to appear brightly or strongly, esp.… …

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  • 14shine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. glow, gleam, scintillate; excel; polish, wax, burnish. See light, repute. take a shine to II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To give forth light] Syn. radiate, beam, scintillate, glitter, sparkle, twinkle,… …

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  • 15sparkle — [[t]spɑ͟ː(r)k(ə)l[/t]] sparkles, sparkling, sparkled 1) VERB If something sparkles, it is clear and bright and shines with a lot of very small points of light. The jewels on her fingers sparkled... His bright eyes sparkled. [V ing] ...the… …

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  • 16shine — 1. verb 1) the sun shone Syn: emit light, beam, radiate, gleam, glow, glint, glimmer, sparkle, twinkle, glitter, glisten, shimmer, flash, flare, glare, fluoresce; literary glister, coruscate …

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  • 17sparkle — 01. Sunlight [sparkled] on the beautiful blue water as we paddled across the lake. 02. The diamond ring [sparkled] on her finger. 03. Santa Claus eyes [sparkled] with delight as he loaded up his sleigh with toys. 04. We were temporarily blinded… …

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  • 18shine — [c]/ʃaɪn / (say shuyn) verb (shone or, in certain contexts, shined, shining) –verb (i) 1. to give forth, or glow with, light; shed or cast light. 2. to be bright with reflected light; glisten; sparkle. 3. to be unusually bright, as the eyes or… …

  • 19sparkle — 1. verb 1) her earrings sparkled Syn: glitter, glint, glisten, twinkle, flash, blink, wink, shimmer, shine, gleam; literary coruscate, glister 2) she sparkled as the hostess Syn …

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  • 20shine — [[t]ʃaɪn[/t]] v. shone, esp. for9,10, shined; shin•ing; 1) to give forth or glow with light 2) to be bright with reflected light; glisten; sparkle 3) (of light) to appear brightly or strongly; glare 4) to appear unusually animated, as the eyes or …

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