Standard Lemma guide

sparkling

adj · noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/
  • General-American: /ˈspɑɹklɪŋ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈspɑːkl̩ɪŋ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈspɑːklɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S P AA1 R K L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S P AA1 R K AH0 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Brilliant and vivacious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A sparkling wine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Ellipsis of sparkling water (“fizzy drinking water”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: still, flat

7

verb

Meaning 7

present participle and gerund of sparkle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective

Meaning 8

used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • sparkling wines
  • sparkling water

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: effervescent

Antonyms: still

9

adjective satellite

Meaning 9

shining with brilliant points of light like stars

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • sparkling snow
  • sparkling eyes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: twinkle, scintillation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change, alteration, modification

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, sparkle + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

70 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: искрящ (iskrjašt) — of an object
  • Bulgarian: блестящ (blestjašt) — of an object
  • Czech: třpytivý — of an object
  • Finnish: säkenöivä — of an object
  • Georgian: ელვარე (elvare) — of an object
  • Georgian: კაშკაშა (ḳašḳaša) — of an object
  • Georgian: ნაპერწკლებიანი (naṗerc̣ḳlebiani) — of an object
  • Georgian: პრიალა (ṗriala) — of an object
  • Georgian: ბრიალა (briala) — of an object
  • Georgian: ბრჭყვიალა (brč̣q̇viala) — of an object
  • Georgian: ბრდღვიალა (brdɣviala) — of an object
  • German: glitzernd — of an object
  • German: funkelnd — of an object
  • Greek: αστραφτερός (astrafterós) — of an object
  • Greek: σπινθηροβόλος (spinthirovólos) — of an object
  • Greek: λάμπων (lámpon) — of an object
  • Hindi: चमक (camak) — of an object
  • Indonesian: berkilau — of an object
  • Irish: lonrach — of an object
  • Italian: scintillante — of an object
  • Italian: brillante — of an object
  • Latin: coruscus — of an object
  • Latin: coruscans — of an object
  • Macedonian: блескав (bleskav) — of an object
  • Malayalam: തിളങ്ങുന്ന (tiḷaṅṅunna) — of an object
  • Norwegian: glitre — of an object
  • Polish: lśniący — of an object
  • Polish: mieniący się — of an object
  • Portuguese: cintilante — of an object
  • Russian: искря́щийся (iskrjáščijsja) — of an object
  • Spanish: centelleante — of an object
  • Swedish: glittrande — of an object
  • Swedish: glimrande — of an object
  • Unami: sapële — of an object
  • Azerbaijani: qazlı — of a beverage
  • Bulgarian: пенлив (penliv) — of a beverage
  • Bulgarian: газиран (gaziran) — of a beverage
  • Chinese Mandarin: 氣泡 /气泡 (qìpào) — of a beverage
  • Czech: perlivý — of a beverage
  • Czech: šumivý — of a beverage
  • Finnish: kupliva — of a beverage
  • French: pétillant — of a beverage
  • French: effervescent — of a beverage
  • Galician: gasoso — of a beverage
  • Georgian: გაზიანი (gaziani) — of a beverage
  • Georgian: შუშხუნა (šušxuna) — of a beverage
  • Georgian: მჩქეფარე (mčkepare) — of a beverage
  • Georgian: ცქრიალა (ckriala) — of a beverage
  • German: prickelnd — of a beverage
  • German: sprudelnd — of a beverage
  • Greek: αφρώδης (afródis) — of a beverage
  • Greek: αεριούχος (aerioúchos) — of a beverage
  • Hungarian: szénsavas — of a beverage
  • Hungarian: buborékos — of a beverage
  • Indonesian: bersoda — of a beverage
  • Italian: frizzante — of a beverage
  • Italian: gassato — of a beverage
  • Macedonian: гази́ран (gazíran) — of a beverage
  • Norman: pétillant — of a beverage
  • Polish: gazowany — of a beverage
  • Polish: musujący — of a beverage
  • Portuguese: gaseificada — of a beverage
  • Russian: газиро́ванный (gaziróvannyj) — of a beverage
  • Russian: шипу́чий (šipúčij) — of a beverage
  • Russian: игри́стый (igrístyj) — of a beverage
  • Serbo-Croatian: газиран — of a beverage
  • Serbo-Croatian: gaziran — of a beverage
  • Spanish: gaseoso — of a beverage
  • Spanish: efervescente — of a beverage
  • Spanish: espumoso — of a beverage
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