sparkling
Short definition from Wiktionary
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.
- 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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