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sparkling

Pronunciation: /ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/

The English word “sparkling” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light.
  2. 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.
  3. Brilliant and vivacious.

noun

  1. Act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.
  2. A sparkling wine.

Etymology

By surface analysis, sparkle + -ing.

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