—v.intr.
1 a emit or seem to emit sparks; glitter; glisten (her eyes sparkled). b be witty; scintillate (sparkling repartee).
2 (of wine etc.) effervesce (cf. STILL(1) adj. 4).
—n. a gleam, spark.
Derivatives:
sparkly adj.
Etymology: ME f. SPARK(1) + -LE(4)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.