See sparkle on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto XI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 42:",
"text": "As sparckles from the Anduile vse to fly, / When heauie hammers on the wedge are swaid",
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"ref": "1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XI, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 112:",
"text": "The lamp was shaded, and the fire was dim, when suddenly the log, which had burnt through, gave way; a shower of sparkles rose from the hearth, and a bright blaze illuminated the room, falling full on Francesca's face, as she bent over the patient.",
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"text": "The shock was sufficiently strong to strike out some sparkles of his fiery temper.",
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"word": "sea sparkle"
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"word": "sparkledog"
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"text": "The lamp was shaded, and the fire was dim, when suddenly the log, which had burnt through, gave way; a shower of sparkles rose from the hearth, and a bright blaze illuminated the room, falling full on Francesca's face, as she bent over the patient.",
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"code": "ka",
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"text": "Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.",
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"ref": "1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 32:",
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],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈspɑːkəl/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈspɑɹkəl/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)kəl"
},
{
"homophone": "SPARQL"
},
{
"audio": "en-uk-sparkle.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b3/En-uk-sparkle.ogg/En-uk-sparkle.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/En-uk-sparkle.ogg"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "glisten, flash",
"word": "shine"
},
{
"sense": "glisten, flash",
"word": "glisten"
},
{
"sense": "glisten, flash",
"word": "scintillate"
},
{
"sense": "glisten, flash",
"word": "radiate"
},
{
"sense": "glisten, flash",
"word": "coruscate"
},
{
"sense": "glisten, flash",
"word": "glitter"
},
{
"sense": "glisten, flash",
"word": "twinkle"
},
{
"word": "sparckle"
},
{
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "sparcle"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "pʻaylatakel",
"sense": "to emit sparks",
"word": "փայլատակել"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "iskrja",
"sense": "to emit sparks",
"word": "искря"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to emit sparks",
"word": "funkeln"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "jagamgānā",
"sense": "to emit sparks",
"word": "जगमगाना"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to emit sparks",
"word": "faiscar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to emit sparks",
"word": "centelhar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to emit sparks",
"word": "fagulhar"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to emit sparks",
"word": "achikyay"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to emit sparks",
"word": "scânteia"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskrítʹsja",
"sense": "to emit sparks",
"word": "искри́ться"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to emit sparks",
"word": "gnistra"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bleštukam",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "блещукам"
},
{
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "adoyawasga",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "ᎠᏙᏯᏩᏍᎦ"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "scintiller"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "relucir"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "escintilar"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "cimcimebs",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "ციმციმებს"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ielvebs",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "იელვებს"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ḳrtis",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "კრთის"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ḳrteba",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "კრთება"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "bžuṭavs",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "ბჟუტავს"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "cialebs",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "ციალებს"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ḳamḳamebs",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "კამკამებს"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ḳiapobs",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "კიაფობს"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "funkeln"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "marmaírō",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "μαρμαίρω"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "jagamgānā",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "जगमगाना"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "scintillō"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "blīcan"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "cintilar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "centelhar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "cintilar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "glimra"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "glimma"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "glittra"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate",
"word": "gnistra"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bljaskam",
"sense": "to manifest as if by emitting sparks; glisten",
"word": "бляскам"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to manifest as if by emitting sparks; glisten",
"word": "luire"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to manifest as if by emitting sparks; glisten",
"word": "relucir"
},
{
"alt": "вино",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"sense": "to emit little bubbles",
"word": "шумя"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kipja",
"sense": "to emit little bubbles",
"word": "кипя"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to emit little bubbles",
"word": "bubbla"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to emit little bubbles",
"word": "moussera"
}
],
"word": "sparkle"
}
{
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "noun"
},
"expansion": "sparkle",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "sparkel"
}
],
"categories": [
"Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
"Middle English lemmas",
"Middle English nouns",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"glosses": [
"Alternative form of sparkel"
],
"links": [
[
"sparkel",
"sparkel#Middle_English"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
"word": "sparkle"
}
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"msg": "more than one value in \"alt\": šumja (vino) vs. вино",
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"section": "English",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "sparkle",
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}
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