sparkle up

English

Verb

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

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

   She sparkled up the kitchen to impress the visitors.

2. (informal, archaic, intransitive, of a person) To become more lively or loquacious.

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