spangle

ˈspæŋɡəl

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Definition of spangle - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

shine

intr.

Rare

glitter or sparkle like spangles

intr.

Rare

The stars spangled in the night sky.

glitter

shine

sparkle

decoration

tr.

Rare

decorate with spangles or sparkling objects

tr.

Rare

She spangled her dress for the party.

adorn

embellish

garnish

Noun

crafting

Rare

small shiny piece used for decoration

Rare

Her dress was covered in silver spangles.

glitter

sequin

decoration

Rare

small sparkling object or particle

Rare

The night sky was filled with spangles of stars.

glitter

sparkle

twinkle

entomology

TECH.

type of swallowtail butterfly

TECH.

I spotted a spangle resting on the flower.

butterfly

swallowtail

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Images of spangle

small shiny piece used for decoration
small sparkling object or particle
type of swallowtail butterfly

Origin of spangle

Middle English, spangel (small spark)

Examples of spangle in a sentence

Fireworks spangled the evening sky.
They spangled the stage with glittering stars.
The artist spangled the canvas with tiny jewels.
The costume was adorned with colorful spangles.
She added spangles to the craft project for sparkle.
Her dress was adorned with spangles that caught the light.

The festival costume glittered with colorful spangles.
A spangle fluttered by the garden path.
The spangle's wings shimmered in the sunlight.

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French:scintiller, paillettes, ...
German:funkeln, Paillette, ...
Italian:brillare, paillette, ...
Spanish:brillar, lentejuela, ...
Portuguese:cintilar, lantejoula, ...
Chinese:闪烁, 亮片, ...
Japanese:きらめく, スパンコール, ...
Arabic:تَلَأْلَأَ, تُرْتُر, ...
Hebrew:לְנַצְנֵץ, פַּיֵּטָה, ...
Russian:сверкать, блестка, ...
Ukrainian:сяяти, блискітка, ...
Hindi:चमकना, झिलमिलाता टुकड़ा, ...
Bengali:ঝিকমিক করা, ঝলমলে টুকরো, ...
Catalan:brillar, lluentó, ...
Czech:třpytit se, flitr, ...
Danish:funkle, paliet, ...
Dutch:fonkelen, pailletten, ...
Greek:σπινθηροβολώ, παγιέτα, ...
Hungarian:csillogni, flitter, ...
Khmer:ភ្លឺផ្លេកៗ, បន្ទះរលោងតូចសម្រាប់តុបតែង, ...
Korean:반짝이다, 스팽글, ...
Persian:درخشید, پولک, ...
Polish:błyszczeć, cekin, ...
Portuguese (BR):cintilar, lantejoula, ...
Romanian:a străluci, paietă, ...
Swedish:glittra, paljett, ...
Thai:ส่องแสงระยิบระยับ, แผ่นประกาย, ...
Turkish:parıldamak, payet, ...
Vietnamese:lấp lánh, kim tuyến, ...

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