Spackled vs Sparkled - What's the difference?
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(spackle)
Any powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster.
A plastic paste meant for filling cracks and holes in plaster.
To fill or repair with a plastic paste.
To fill cracks or holes with a spackle.
To fill gaps with something, as if spackling; to speckle
(sparkle)
A little spark; a scintillation.
* Spenser
* Prescott
Brilliance; luster.
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.
* A mantelet upon his shoulder hanging Bretful of rubies red, as fire sparkling . — Chaucer.
* , chapter=5
, title= To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
* Milton
To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine.
To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
* Did sparkle forth great light. — Spenser
(obsolete) To disperse.
* The Landgrave hath sparkled his army without any further enterprise. — State Papers.
(obsolete) To scatter on or over.
As verbs the difference between spackled and sparkled
is that spackled is (spackle) while sparkled is (sparkle).spackled
English
Verb
(head)spackle
English
Noun
Verb
- The neighborhood has been spackled with coffee shops.
sparkled
English
Verb
(head)sparkle
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), equivalent to .Noun
(en noun)- As sparkles from the anvil rise, / When heavy hammers on the wedge are swayed.
- The shock was sufficiently strong to strike out some sparkles of his fiery temper.
- the sparkle of a diamond.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), equivalent to .Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Verb
(sparkl)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.}}
- I see bright honour sparkle through your eyes.
