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sparkling
/ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/
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What does sparkling mean?
verb
- present participle and gerund of sparkle
adjective
- Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light.
- 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.
More meanings (4)
adjective
- (figuratively) Brilliant and vivacious.
noun
- Act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.
- A sparkling wine.
- Ellipsis of sparkling water (“fizzy drinking water”).
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/
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The river was clear there, and shallow, since there had been no rain, and it ran in ripples over the sparkling sand.
The silver, sparkling figure above seems to lean forward in the laurels and, confident of escape, listens to the little figure below.
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The blue seemed to be in constant motion, like the blackness when you press your eyeballs with your fingers, boiling and sparkling.
Following the channel, he winged his flight for miles over the cool sparkling water, between the tangle of foliage bordering the banks.
The great critic replied with pamphlet after pamphlet, invincible in logic and erudition, sparkling with wit, and irritating in their utter coolness.