sparkle up

verb

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

“She sparkled up the kitchen to impress the visitors.”

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Meanings

verbsparkle up (third-person singular simple present sparkles up, present participle sparkling up, simple past and past participle sparkled up)

present singular third person sparkles up · participle present sparkling up · participle past sparkled up · past sparkled up

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

    She sparkled up the kitchen to impress the visitors.

  2. archaicinformalintransitiveTo become more lively or loquacious.

    When I asked him about her, he sparkled up and answered floridly.

Cite this entry
APA

sparkle up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparkle%20up

MLA

“sparkle up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparkle%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sparkle up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparkle%20up.

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