Sparkling

/ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

present participle and gerund of sparkle.

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

"Methinks 't were sweet once more to see Our native forest shade, And the wild streamlet leaping free Along the sparkling glade,...

The outstanding train on the L.M.S. route was the 6.20 p.m. from Birmingham, which reached Euston in two hours after intermediate stops at Coventry, Rugby and Watford Junction, and evoked some sparkling performances from "Patriot" and "Jubilee" 4-6-0s.

While we know – because the script tells us so – that the people we are watching are in love and in pain and in trouble, they never come across as more than dispensers of sparkling aperçus.

Bright are the sparklings that beam from the dew.

Wines like this struggle to stand out on the show circuit, where the judges are more likely to be searching for sparklings designed in the classic Champagne mould.

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• sparklings

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