The difference between Shine and Sparkle

When used as nouns, shine means brightness from a source of light, whereas sparkle means a little spark.

When used as verbs, shine means to emit light, whereas sparkle means to emit sparks.

check bellow for the other definitions of Shine and Sparkle

Shine as a verb (intransitive):

To emit light.
Shine as a verb (intransitive):

To reflect light.
Shine as a verb (intransitive):

To distinguish oneself; to excel.

Examples:

"My nephew tried other sports before deciding on football, which he shone at right away, quickly becoming the star of his school team."
Shine as a verb (intransitive):

To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
Shine as a verb (intransitive):

To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
Shine as a verb (intransitive):

To be immediately apparent.
Shine as a verb (transitive):

To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).

Examples:

"I shone my light into the darkness to see what was making the noise."
Shine as a verb (transitive):

To cause to shine, as a light.
Shine as a verb (US, transitive):

To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light.

Examples:

"in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them"

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Shine as a noun:

Brightness from a source of light.
Shine as a noun:

Brightness from reflected light.
Shine as a noun:

Excellence in quality or appearance.
Shine as a noun:

Shoeshine.
Shine as a noun:

Sunshine.
Shine as a noun (slang):

Moonshine.
Shine as a noun (cricket):

The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.
Shine as a noun (slang):

A liking for a person; a fancy.

Examples:

"She's certainly taken a shine to you."
Shine as a noun (archaic, slang):

A caper; an antic; a row.

Shine as a verb (transitive):

To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something).

Examples:

"He shined my shoes until they were polished smooth and gleaming."
Shine as a verb (transitive, cricket):

To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one's clothing.

Sparkle as a noun:

A little spark; a scintillation.
Sparkle as a noun:

Brilliance; luster.

Examples:

"the sparkle of a diamond"
Sparkle as a noun:

Liveliness; vivacity.

Examples:

"the sparkle of his conversation over dinner"
Sparkle as a noun:

The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence.

Sparkle as a verb (intransitive):

To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles

Examples:

"usex The wood was sparkling in the bonfire."
Sparkle as a verb (by extension):

To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle

Examples:

"usex The stars sparkle in the sky."
Sparkle as a verb (intransitive):

To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
Sparkle as a verb (intransitive):

To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce

Examples:

"usex sparkling wine"

"usex sparkling water"
Sparkle as a verb (transitive):

To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
Sparkle as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

To disperse.
Sparkle as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

To scatter on or over.