adj · noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/
General-American:/ˈspɑɹklɪŋ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈspɑːkl̩ɪŋ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈspɑːklɪŋ/
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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