Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sparkle up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables
sparkle up
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To zhoosh (something); to make (something) more pretty and lively.

Informal

verb

To become more lively or loquacious.

Archaic; Informal; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

sparkles up (present, singular) sparkling up (participle, present) sparkled up (participle, past) sparkled up (past)

Questions

What does sparkle up mean?
To zhoosh (something); to make (something) more pretty and lively.

How to pronounce sparkle up

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