sparkling

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of sparkle

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light.
2. (not-comparable) Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.
3. (figuratively, not-comparable) Brilliant and vivacious.

Noun

1. Act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.
2. A sparkling wine.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of sparkling water (“fizzy drinking water”).

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sparkle

• Noun
• Verb

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Opposite of

still, flat

Synonyms

glittering

shining

twinkling

brilliant

glistening

scintillating

bright

flashing

shiny

flickering

dazzling

scintillation

effervescent

twinkle

fizzy

foamy

shimmering

resplendent

glitteringly

shinning

glowing

effulgent

glimmering

gleaming

glitter

splendent

sparkle

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spumy

refulgent

lustrous

lambency

lucent

incandescent

luminous

bubbling

dandy

bang-up

crystalline

crystal-clear

crystal clear

crackerjack

blinking

aureate

aflame

glisten

coruscation

coruscating

blazing

gleam

glary

Translations

scintillante

spumante

mousserend

schuimend

pétillant

schuimachtig

brillant

chispeante

espumante

funkelnd

brillante

frizzante

prickelnd

étincelant

micans

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/

Etymology

By surface analysis, sparkle + -ing.