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Definition of Sparkling
1. Noun. A rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash.
Generic synonyms: Alteration, Change, Modification
Derivative terms: Scintillate, Sparkle, Twinkle, Twinkle
2. Adjective. Shining with brilliant points of light like stars. "Sparkling eyes"
3. Adjective. Used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide. "Sparkling water"
Definition of Sparkling
1. a. Emitting sparks; glittering; flashing; brilliant; lively; as, sparkling wine; sparkling eyes.
Definition of Sparkling
1. Verb. (present participle of sparkle) ¹
2. Adjective. Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks. ¹
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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sparkling
1. sparkle [v] - See also: sparkle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sparkling
Literary usage of Sparkling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1849)
"He says that he has collected some of these sparkling particles, and that they
... many cases the sparkling appearances are caused by the chemical substance ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1893)
"sparkling, PLEASANT. THE IRISH ECCLESIASTICAL GAZETTE says :—" We have tried
the ' Kola Champa. nd find it a pleasant, refi ic,. It undoubtedly restores and ..."
3. The Port Folio by Joseph Dennie, Asbury Dickins (1813)
"Then comrades join, with sparkling wine, These feelings to the soul, So warm and
dear, with cordial cheer, We'll pledge in freedom's bowl. ..."
4. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"And thence those long-hair'd warriors bought them wine ; Some bought with brass,
and some with sparkling steel, And some with hides, and some with cattle ..."
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