ETYM Latin coruscare to flash, vibrate.
1. To glitter in flashes; to flash. SYN. glisten, gleam, sparkle, radiate.
2. To sparkle; to throw off flashes of light; sparkle; flash.

1. To appear briefly.
2. To emit a brief burst of light.
3. To expose or show briefly.
4. To gleam or glow intermittently; SYN. blink, wink, twinkle, winkle.
5. To make known or cause to appear with great speed.
6. To protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal, as of parts of roofs.

To be shiny, as if wet; SYN. glisten, glint, gleam, shine.

1. To sparkle, as the fixed stars.
2. To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles.

1. To be lively:
2. To reflect brightly; SYN. coruscate.

To emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; of stars; SYN. winkle, scintillate.

Shining intermittently with a sparkling light

ETYM Dim. of spark.
Brightness and animation of countenance; SYN. spark, light.