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Shining vs Sparking - What's the difference?

shining | sparking |

As verbs the difference between shining and sparking

is that shining is while sparking is .

As nouns the difference between shining and sparking

is that shining is a bright emission of light; a gleam while sparking is the act of producing a spark.

As an adjective shining

is emitting light.

shining

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Emitting light.
  • *
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage='Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining , and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.}}
  • Reflecting light.
  • Having a high polish or sheen.
  • Having exceptional merit.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bright emission of light; a gleam.

    • sparking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of producing a spark.
  • * 2013 , Marcel Theroux, Strange Bodies
    • The tremor in my left hand is like the ominous grating note of a failing engine. I am growing weaker daily. What is this testimony but the collateral sparkings of a dying consciousness?