To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks

• wink

  1. To close and open the eyelid of one eye deliberately, as to convey a message, signal, or suggestion.
  2. To close and open the eyelids of both eyes; blink.
  3. To shine fitfully; twinkle:

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  1. To close and open the eyelid of one eye deliberately, as to convey a message, signal, or suggestion.
  2. To close and open the eyelids of both eyes; blink.
  3. To shine fitfully; twinkle:

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• twinkle

  1. To shine with slight, intermittent gleams, as distant lights or stars; flicker; glimmer.
  2. To be bright or sparkling, as with merriment or delight:
  3. To blink or wink the eyes.

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  1. To shine with slight, intermittent gleams, as distant lights or stars; flicker; glimmer.
  2. To be bright or sparkling, as with merriment or delight:
  3. To blink or wink the eyes.

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• sparkle

  1. To give off sparks.
  2. To give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter:
  3. To be reflected in small flashes of light:

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  1. To give off sparks.
  2. To give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter:
  3. To be reflected in small flashes of light:

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• spangle

  1. A small, often circular piece of sparkling metal or plastic sewn especially on garments for decoration.
  2. A small sparkling object, drop, or spot:
  3. To adorn or cause to sparkle by covering with or as if with spangles:

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  1. A small, often circular piece of sparkling metal or plastic sewn especially on garments for decoration.
  2. A small sparkling object, drop, or spot:
  3. To adorn or cause to sparkle by covering with or as if with spangles:

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• shimmer

  1. To shine with a subdued flickering light:
  2. To be reflected as a subdued, flickering light:
  3. A flickering or tremulous light; a glimmer.

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  1. To shine with a subdued flickering light:
  2. To be reflected as a subdued, flickering light:
  3. A flickering or tremulous light; a glimmer.

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• scintillate

  1. To send forth light in flashes; sparkle.
  2. To be scintillating:

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  1. To send forth light in flashes; sparkle.
  2. To be scintillating:

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• glitter

  1. A sparkling or glistening light.
  2. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.
  3. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.

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  1. A sparkling or glistening light.
  2. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.
  3. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.

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• glister

  1. To glisten.
  2. Glitter; brilliance.

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  1. To glisten.
  2. Glitter; brilliance.

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• glint

  1. A momentary flash of light; a sparkle:
  2. A faint or fleeting indication; a trace:
  3. To gleam or give out small flashes of light, usually by reflection:

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  1. A momentary flash of light; a sparkle:
  2. A faint or fleeting indication; a trace:
  3. To gleam or give out small flashes of light, usually by reflection:

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• glimmer

  1. A dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light.
  2. A faint manifestation or indication; a trace:
  3. To emit a dim, intermittent light:

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  1. A dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light.
  2. A faint manifestation or indication; a trace:
  3. To emit a dim, intermittent light:

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• gleam

  1. A brief beam or flash of light:
  2. A steady but subdued shining; a glow:
  3. A brief or dim indication; a trace:

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  1. A brief beam or flash of light:
  2. A steady but subdued shining; a glow:
  3. A brief or dim indication; a trace:

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• glance

  1. To direct the eyes at or toward something briefly:
  2. To read quickly or in cursory fashion:
  3. To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected:

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  1. To direct the eyes at or toward something briefly:
  2. To read quickly or in cursory fashion:
  3. To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected:

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• flash

  1. To burst forth into or as if into flame.
  2. To give off light or be lighted in sudden or intermittent bursts.
  3. To appear or occur suddenly:

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  1. To burst forth into or as if into flame.
  2. To give off light or be lighted in sudden or intermittent bursts.
  3. To appear or occur suddenly:

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• coruscate

  1. To give forth flashes of light; sparkle and glitter:
  2. To exhibit sparkling virtuosity:

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  1. To give forth flashes of light; sparkle and glitter:
  2. To exhibit sparkling virtuosity:

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Sparkling, brilliant light

• sparkle

  1. To give off sparks.
  2. To give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter:
  3. To be reflected in small flashes of light:

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  1. To give off sparks.
  2. To give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter:
  3. To be reflected in small flashes of light:

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• shimmer

  1. To shine with a subdued flickering light:
  2. To be reflected as a subdued, flickering light:
  3. A flickering or tremulous light; a glimmer.

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  1. To shine with a subdued flickering light:
  2. To be reflected as a subdued, flickering light:
  3. A flickering or tremulous light; a glimmer.

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• scintillation

  1. The act of scintillating.
  2. A spark; a flash.
  3. Rapid variation in the light of a celestial body caused by turbulence in Earth's atmosphere; a twinkling.

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  1. The act of scintillating.
  2. A spark; a flash.
  3. Rapid variation in the light of a celestial body caused by turbulence in Earth's atmosphere; a twinkling.

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• glitter

  1. A sparkling or glistening light.
  2. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.
  3. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.

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  1. A sparkling or glistening light.
  2. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.
  3. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.

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• glister

  1. To glisten.
  2. Glitter; brilliance.

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  1. To glisten.
  2. Glitter; brilliance.

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• glint

  1. A momentary flash of light; a sparkle:
  2. A faint or fleeting indication; a trace:
  3. To gleam or give out small flashes of light, usually by reflection:

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  1. A momentary flash of light; a sparkle:
  2. A faint or fleeting indication; a trace:
  3. To gleam or give out small flashes of light, usually by reflection:

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• flash

  1. To burst forth into or as if into flame.
  2. To give off light or be lighted in sudden or intermittent bursts.
  3. To appear or occur suddenly:

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  1. To burst forth into or as if into flame.
  2. To give off light or be lighted in sudden or intermittent bursts.
  3. To appear or occur suddenly:

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