The meaning of Sparkling

adjective

(of a liquid) made effervescent by being charged with carbon dioxide or some other gas.

Usage examples:

Aerated spring water

verb

Introduce air into (a material).

Usage examples:

Before seeding, consider aerating the lawn

verb

Past simple and past participle of aerate

Usage examples:

Aerated water, earthworms help to aerate the soil., aerated soil

verb

Shut and open the eyes quickly.

Usage examples:

I blinked in astonishment

noun

An act of shutting and opening the eyes very quickly.

Usage examples:

He was observing her every blink

verb

To close and open the eyes quickly, once or several times

Usage examples:

[ i ] he stared at us without blinking.

adjective

(of light or colour) very bright.

Usage examples:

Brilliant sunshine illuminated the scene

noun

A diamond of brilliant cut.

Usage examples:

An elegant necklace with four rows of brilliants

adjective

Extremely intelligent or highly skilled

Usage examples:

A brilliant plan, armstrong was one of the most brilliant musicians in jazz., the sky was a brillia…

adjective

Containing bubbles or making a bubbling sound.

Usage examples:

Flutes full of bubbling champagne

verb

(of a liquid) form rising bubbles of gas or air.

Usage examples:

A pot of coffee bubbled away on the stove

verb

Present participle of bubble

Usage examples:

We could hear the soup bubbling away (= bubbling strongly) in the pot., he was like a schoolboy, co…

adjective

Containing bubbles.

Usage examples:

Bake until the top is crisp and bubbly

noun

Champagne.

Usage examples:

I'll get us a little bottle of bubbly

adjective

Filled with bubbles

Usage examples:

A bubbly personality

adjective

(of a soft drink) effervescent on account of containing dissolved carbon dioxide.

Usage examples:

It has a very strong position in australia, with 60% of the carbonated soft drinks market.

verb

Dissolve carbon dioxide in (a liquid).

adjective

(of a drink) bubbly because it contains carbon dioxide

Usage examples:

Carbonated drinks/water

verb

(of light) flash or sparkle.

Usage examples:

The light was coruscating through the walls

adjective

Flashing; sparkling.

Usage examples:

A coruscating kaleidoscope of colours

verb

(of light) flash or sparkle.

Usage examples:

The light was coruscating through the walls

verb

Move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps.

Usage examples:

Their cheeks were pressed together as they danced

noun

A series of steps and movements that match the speed and rhythm of a piece of music.

Usage examples:

Everyone was taking part in the dance

verb

Taking a series of rhythmical steps in time to music

adjective

Extremely bright, especially so as to blind the eyes temporarily.

Usage examples:

The sunlight was dazzling

verb

(of a bright light) blind (a person or their eyes) temporarily.

Usage examples:

She was dazzled by the headlights

adjective

Causing or likely to cause strong admiration

Usage examples:

A dazzling smile flashed across his face.

adjective

(of a liquid) giving off bubbles; fizzy.

Usage examples:

An effervescent mixture of cheap wine, fruit flavours, sugar, and carbon dioxide

adjective

An effervescent liquid produces bubbles of gas

Usage examples:

Effervescent vitamin c supplements, she's one of those effervescent personalities that you often se…

verb

(of a liquid) produce bubbles of gas and make a hissing sound.

Usage examples:

His lemonade was still fizzing at the top of the glass

noun

The quality of being fizzy; effervescence.

Usage examples:

The champagne had lost its fizz

verb

Present participle of fizz

Usage examples:

I could hear the champagne fizz as he poured it into my glass., fireworks fizzed above the crowd.

adjective

(of a drink) containing bubbles of gas; effervescent.

Usage examples:

Fizzy mineral water

adjective

Having a lot of bubbles

Usage examples:

Fizzy orange/mineral water

abbreviation

Floor.

abbreviation

Florida (in official postal use).

noun

Used in conjunction with a specified period or set of dates to indicate when a particular historical figure lived, worked, or was most active.

verb

Shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way.

Usage examples:

Lightning flashed overhead

noun

A sudden brief burst of bright light.

Usage examples:

A flash of lightning

adjective

Ostentatiously stylish or expensive.

Usage examples:

A flash new car

verb

(of light or a source of light) shine unsteadily; vary rapidly in brightness.

Usage examples:

The interior lights flickered, and came on

noun

An unsteady movement of a flame or light causing rapid variations in brightness.

Usage examples:

The flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes

noun

An american woodpecker that often feeds on ants on the ground.

Usage examples:

Woodpeckers, flickers, chickadees and nuthatches are among the many species that benefit from it.

adjective

Producing a mass of small bubbles; frothing.

Usage examples:

Pints of foaming bitter

verb

Form or produce a mass of small bubbles; froth.

Usage examples:

The sea foamed beneath them

adjective

(of wine) semi-sparkling.

Usage examples:

Of the 28 million bottles produced in an average year, approximately 1 million are of still wine, 7…

adjective

Full of or covered with a mass of small bubbles.

Usage examples:

Steaming mugs of frothy coffee

adjective

Used to describe a market in which the prices of assets are beginning to rise above their real value because of high demand

Usage examples:

Anyone who invests in a market this frothy must surely realize it is also risky.

verb

Destroy (small growths or areas of tissue) using diathermy.

Usage examples:

A high-frequency electric current is applied to fulgurate the biological tissue

adjective

Resembling or full of gas.

Usage examples:

The beer was served too gassy and too cold

adjective

Feeling that your stomach is full of gas

verb

Shine brightly, especially with reflected light.

Usage examples:

Light gleamed on the china cats

noun

A faint or brief light, especially one reflected from something.

Usage examples:

The gleam of a silver tray

verb

To shine with a soft light

Usage examples:

Street lights gleamed brightly in the snow., the gleam of silver candlesticks

verb

Give out or reflect small flashes of light.

Usage examples:

Her glasses glinted in the firelight

noun

A small flash of light, especially a reflected one.

Usage examples:

The glint of gold in his teeth

verb

Give out or reflect small flashes of light.

Usage examples:

Her glasses glinted in the firelight

noun

A small flash of light, especially a reflected one.

Usage examples:

The glint of gold in his teeth

verb

(of something wet or greasy) shine with a sparkling light.

Usage examples:

His cheeks glistened with tears

noun

A sparkling light reflected from something wet.

Usage examples:

There was a glisten of perspiration across her top lip

verb

(esp. of wet surfaces) to shine brightly

Usage examples:

His eyes glistened with tears.

adjective

Shining with a sparkling light.

Usage examples:

The glistening golden dome

verb

(of something wet or greasy) shine with a sparkling light.

Usage examples:

His cheeks glistened with tears

verb

Present participle of glisten

Usage examples:

The grass glistened in the early-morning dew., his eyes glistened with tears.

verb

Sparkle; glitter.

Usage examples:

The wedding ring caught the light, glistering brightly

noun

A sparkle.

Usage examples:

Within the canvas, there is a makeshift altar, the flickering of candles illuminating the glister o…

verb

Shine with a bright, shimmering reflected light.

Usage examples:

The grass glittered with dew

noun

A bright, shimmering reflected light.

Usage examples:

The blue glitter of the sea

verb

To shine with little, bright flashes of reflected light

Usage examples:

The grass glittered like jewels., the glitter of moonlight on the lake, decorate the dress with gli…

adjective

Shining with a shimmering or sparkling light.

Usage examples:

Glittering chandeliers

verb

Shine with a bright, shimmering reflected light.

Usage examples:

The grass glittered with dew

adjective

Exciting or admired by many people, usually relating to rich and famous people

Usage examples:

A glittering career, the cannes film festival is one of the most glittering occasions in the movie …

verb

Give out steady light without flame.

Usage examples:

The tips of their cigarettes glowed in the dark

noun

A steady radiance of light or heat.

Usage examples:

The setting sun cast a deep red glow over the city

adjective

(of wine) sparkling.

Usage examples:

Vin mousseux

noun

Sparkling wine.

Usage examples:

Saumur's most important wine (and france's most important mousseux) is saumur mousseux, a well-pric…

adjective

Sparkling or shining brightly.

Usage examples:

The scintillating sun

verb

Emit flashes of light; sparkle.

Usage examples:

The sleek boat seemed to scintillate with a dark blue light

adjective

Brilliantly clever

verb

Shine with a soft, slightly wavering light.

Usage examples:

The sea shimmered in the sunlight

noun

A soft, slightly wavering light.

Usage examples:

A pale shimmer of moonlight

verb

(of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light.

Usage examples:

The sun shone through the window

noun

A quality of brightness produced when light is reflected on something.

Usage examples:

My hair has lost its shine

noun

An italian sparkling white wine.

Usage examples:

The light, frothy asti, the subtler moscato d' asti, and other spumante and frizzante all over nort…

verb

(of a star or light, or a shiny object) shine with a gleam that changes constantly from bright to faint.

Usage examples:

The lights twinkled in the distance

noun

A sparkle or gleam in a person's eyes.

Usage examples:

She looked at me with a grin and a twinkle in her eye

verb

(of light) to shine brightly and then less brightly, as if quickly flashing on and off

Usage examples:

Stars twinkled in the clear night sky., his eyes twinkled with mischief., we could see the twinkle …

adjective

Shining with a gleam that changes from bright to faint.

Usage examples:

Twinkling harbour lights

verb

(of a star or light, or a shiny object) shine with a gleam that changes constantly from bright to faint.

Usage examples:

The lights twinkled in the distance

verb

Close and open one eye quickly, typically to indicate that something is a joke or a secret or as a signal of affection or greeting.

Usage examples:

He winked at nicole as he passed

noun

An act of winking.

Usage examples:

Barney gave him a knowing wink