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sparkling
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Princeton's WordNet
twinkle, scintillation, sparklingadjective
a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
sparklingadjective
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
"sparkling snow"; "sparkling eyes"
sparkling, effervescentadjective
used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
"sparkling wines"; "sparkling water"
Wiktionary
sparklingadjective
Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks.
sparklingadjective
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.
ChatGPT
sparkling
Sparkling generally refers to something that is shining brightly with flashes of light, glittering, or having or giving off an effervescent or radiant quality. It can be associated with objects, substances or even descriptions of personality or atmosphere. For example, sparkling wine refers to a type of wine that contains significant levels of carbon dioxide to make it fizzy, whereas a sparkling personality might refer to a lively, vivacious individual.
Webster Dictionary
Sparkling
of Sparkle
Sparklingadjective
emitting sparks; glittering; flashing; brilliant; lively; as, sparkling wine; sparkling eyes
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sparkling in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sparkling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of sparkling in a Sentence
It’s growing faster than any other category of beverage. The data doesn’t lie, but look at the best bars and restaurants and you’ll have all the validation you need, the days of O’Douls being your option are over. You can legitimately order a zero-proof cocktail at PDT, Death Scott Noughty Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Chardonnay Noughty Noughty is a must-try non-alcoholic wine brand. It does still and sparkling wines remarkably well, and Bodkins recommends the red, as well as the sparkling Chardonnay and Rosé.
Stop! let me go back because the sparkling frost covers the yard and now your last stop on Earth is frozen
Men may seem detestable as joint stock-companies and nations; knaves, fools, and murderers there may be; men may have mean and meagre faces; but man, in the ideal, is so noble and so sparkling, such a grand and glowing creature, that over any ignominious blemish in him all his fellows should run to throw their costliest robes.
This three crystal ring is made of sparkling crystals set on palladium plated metal.
In the vast reaches of the dry, cold night, thousands of stars were constantly appearing, and their sparkling icicles, loosened at once, began to slip gradually toward the horizon.
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Translations for sparkling
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- šumivý, třpytivý, perlivýCzech
- αστραφτερός, λάμπων, αφρώδης, αεριούχος, σπινθηροβόλοςGreek
- espumosoSpanish
- loistavaFinnish
- mousseuxFrench
- brillante, gassata, scintillanteItalian
- 번쩍이는Korean
- газирана, газирано, блескав, газиранMacedonian
- glitreNorwegian
- gazowany, musujące, musujący, lśniący, gazowana, musująca, gazowanePolish
- gaziran, газирана, газиран, газирано, gazirano, gaziranaSerbo-Croatian
- glimrande, glittrandeSwedish
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