sparkling
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Usually an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
spahrklingSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈspɑɹklɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
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.
Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light.
figurative
Brilliant and vivacious.
noun
Carbonated water served at table as drinking water; especially, such water as has a lot of bubbles (high carbonation).
Act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.
A sparkling wine.
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This meaning: 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.
Used this way, sparkling is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- sparkly , rarer, so it draws attention
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More ways to use sparkling
- “The sparkling diamond caught everyone's eye with its brilliance.”noun
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