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sparkle up

sparkle up verb: to zhoosh (something); to make (something) more pretty and lively.

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.
    • She sparkled up the kitchen to impress the visitors.
  2. (archaic, informal, intransitive) To become more lively or loquacious.
    • When I asked him about her, he sparkled up and answered floridly.

Forms of sparkle up

third-person singular presentsparkles up
present participlesparkling up
past participlesparkled up
pastsparkled up

Questions about sparkle up

What does sparkle up mean?
Sparkle up means to zhoosh (something); to make (something) more pretty and lively.
What part of speech is sparkle up?
Sparkle up is a verb.
What is the past tense of sparkle up?
The past tense of sparkle up is sparkled up.

Words near sparkle up in the dictionary

  1. sparkings
  2. sparkish
  3. sparkishly
  4. sparkishness
  5. sparkle
  6. sparkle up
  7. sparkleberries
  8. sparkleberry
  9. sparkled
  10. sparkled up
  11. sparkledog

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