sparkling

[ spahrk-ling ]

adjective

1. shining with flashing points or gleams of reflected light, as the ocean or a faceted gemstone.
2. (of liquids) effervescent; carbonated; fizzy:

   sparkling water.

3. brilliant, lively, or vivacious:

   sparkling conversation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sparkling¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; sparkl(e) ( def ) + -ing ²( def )

Example Sentences

The same expressions cross their faces and they have similar sparkling, bright eyes.

From BBC

Her rose-tinted beverage uses a gin base washed in strawberries and Greek yogurt, topped with Prosecco and sparkling water.

From Salon

As his teammates showered him with beer and sparkling wine in the middle of the visiting clubhouse, Ohtani raised the commissioner’s trophy.

From Los Angeles Times

So O’Malley and his team fled the East Coast for a sparkling new facility being built in L.A., above the flattened remains of the predominantly Mexican American neighborhood known as Chavez Ravine.

From Los Angeles Times

Shaped and coloured like the country’s rare gemstone, tanzanite, the sparkling new railway terminal in Dar es Salaam is a symbol of Tanzania’s transport ambitions.

From BBC

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