EGAVE

sparkling

About 2.39 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

scintillating scintillation glittering glistering fulgid scintillant glittery aglitter glinting twinkle

Often followed by

with eyes in wine and water wines white blue

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