sparkling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
    scintillation; twinkle.
  2. verb reflect brightly
    sparkle; coruscate; scintillate.
    • Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
  3. verb be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
    sparkle; coruscate; scintillate.
    • The musical performance sparkled
    • A scintillating conversation
    • his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall
  4. verb emit or produce sparks
    sparkle; spark.
    • A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark
  5. verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
    froth; foam; effervesce; sparkle; form bubbles; fizz.
    • The boiling soup was frothing
    • The river was foaming
    • Sparkling water
  6. adjective satellite shining with brilliant points of light like stars
    • sparkling snow
    • sparkling eyes
  7. adjective used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
    effervescent.
    • sparkling wines
    • sparkling water

WordNet


Spar"kling adjective
Definitions
  1. Emitting sparks; glittering; flashing; brilliant; lively; as, sparkling wine; sparkling eyes. -- Spar"kling*ly, adv. -- Spar"kling*ness, n. Syn. -- Brilliant; shining. See Shining.

Webster 1913