sparkling

English

Verb

sparkling

1. Present participle of sparkle.

Adjective

sparkling (not comparable)

1. Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks.
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.

Synonyms

• (of an object, reflecting light): glistening, twinkling
• (of a beverage): fizzy, carbonated

Antonyms

• (of a beverage): noncarbonated, still

Translations

of an object

Czech: třpytivý (cs) m. Finnish: loistava, (poetic) säkenöivä Greek: αστραφτερός (el) (astrafterós), σπινθηροβόλος (el) (spinthirovólos) Italian: scintillante (it), brillante (it)

Macedonian: блескав (mk) (bléskav) m. Norwegian: glitre (no) Polish: lśniący (pl)

of a beverage

Czech: perlivý (cs) m., šumivý (cs) m. French: (water) scintillant m., scintillante f.; (alcoholic drink) pétillant m., pétillante f., mousseux m., mousseuse f.

Greek: αφρώδης (el) (afródis) Italian: (water) frizzante, gassata (it) f. Macedonian: газиран (mk) (gazíran) m., газирана (mk) (gazírana) f., газирано (mk) (gazírano) n.

See also

• sparkling wine