English Explanatory Dictionary

sparkling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of sparkle
adj
  1. Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light.
  2. 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. Brilliant and vivacious.
noun
  1. Act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.
  2. A sparkling wine.
  3. Ellipsis of sparkling water (“fizzy drinking water”).

Pronunciation

/ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/ /ˈspɑːkl̩ɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sparkling.wav

Word forms

sparkling sparklings

Etymology

By surface analysis, sparkle + -ing.

Synonyms

carbonated glistening twinkling ignescent fizzy

Antonyms

noncarbonated still flat

Derived words

nonsparkling semisparkling sparkling cider sparklingly sparklingness sparkling perry sparkling water unsparkling
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