sparkled
sparkled is the simple past and past participle of sparkle.
Meaning of sparkle
Verb
sparkle (third-person singular simple present sparkles, present participle sparkling, simple past and past participle sparkled)
- To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles.
- The wood was sparkling in the bonfire.
- To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle.
- The stars sparkle in the sky.
- To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
- I see bright honour sparkle through your eyes.1634, John Milton, “Arcades”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC
- To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce.
- sparkling wine
- To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
- That the bright glister of their beames cleare / Did sparckle forth great light, and glorious did appeare.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 32
- To disperse.
Phrases with sparkled
Questions about sparkled
- What is sparkled the simple past and past participle of?
- Sparkled is the simple past and past participle of sparkle.
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