"sparkle up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: sparkles up [present, singular, third-person], sparkling up [participle, present], sparkled up [participle, past], sparkled up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} sparkle up (third-person singular simple present sparkles up, present participle sparkling up, simple past and past participle sparkled up)
  1. (informal) To zhoosh (something); to make (something) more pretty and lively. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-sparkle_up-en-verb-GYvlVay2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
  2. (informal, archaic, intransitive, of a person) To become more lively or loquacious. Tags: archaic, informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-sparkle_up-en-verb-7Q5~QFbW
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        "(informal) To zhoosh (something); to make (something) more pretty and lively."
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