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Added 9 October 2026

sparkling

/ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/ verb

In Latin: coruscus, coruscans Wiktionary

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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”).

Origin

By surface analysis, sparkle + -ing.

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