Sparkle vs. Wink

Sparklenoun

A little spark; a scintillation.

Sparklenoun

Brilliance; luster.

Sparklenoun

Liveliness; vivacity.

Sparklenoun

The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence.

Sparkleverb

(intransitive) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles

Sparkleverb

(by extension) To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle

Sparkleverb

(intransitive) To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.

Sparkleverb

(intransitive) To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce

Sparkleverb

(transitive) To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.

Sparkleverb

To disperse.

Sparkleverb

To scatter on or over.

Sparklenoun

A little spark; a scintillation.

Sparklenoun

Brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle of a diamond.

Sparkleverb

To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle.

Sparkleverb

To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.

Sparkleverb

To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine.

Sparkleverb

To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.

Sparkleverb

To disperse.

Sparkleverb

To scatter on or over.

Sparklenoun

brightness and animation of countenance;

Sparklenoun

the occurrence of a small flash or spark

Sparklenoun

the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly

Sparkleverb

reflect brightly;

Sparkleverb

be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity;

Sparkleverb

emit or produce sparks;

Sparkleverb

form bubbles;

Sparkleverb

shine brightly with flashes of light

Sparkleverb

be vivacious and witty

Sparklenoun

a glittering flash of light

Sparklenoun

vivacity and wit

Winkverb

To close one's eyes in sleep.

Winkverb

(intransitive) To close one's eyes.

Winkverb

(intransitive) To turn a blind eye; to connive. Usually with at.

Winkverb

(intransitive) To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.

Winkverb

To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)

Winkverb

(intransitive) To gleam fitfully or intermitently; to twinkle; to flicker.

Winknoun

An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.

Winknoun

A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.

Winknoun

A brief time; an instant.

Winknoun

The smallest possible amount.

Winknoun

A subtle allusion.

Winknoun

(Chiefly British) Periwinkle.

Winkverb

To nod; to sleep; to nap.

Winkverb

To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a quick motion.

Winkverb

To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to blink.

Winkverb

To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of one eye only.

Winkverb

To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to connive at anything; to be tolerant; - generally with at.

Winkverb

To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks.

Winkverb

To cause (the eyes) to wink.

Winknoun

The act of closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a moment.

Winknoun

A hint given by shutting the eye with a significant cast.

Winknoun

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat);

Winknoun

closing one eye quickly as a signal

Winknoun

a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

Winkverb

signal by winking;

Winkverb

gleam or glow intermittently;

Winkverb

briefly shut the eyes;

Winkverb

force to go away by blinking;

Winkverb

close and open one eye quickly, typically to indicate that something is a joke or a secret or as a signal of affection or greeting

Winkverb

pretend not to notice (something bad or illegal)

Winkverb

(of a bright object or a light) shine or flash intermittently

Winknoun

an act of winking

Wink

A wink is a facial expression made by briefly closing one eye. A wink is an informal mode of non-verbal communication usually signaling shared hidden knowledge or intent.