noun
a rapid change in brightness
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- a brief spark or flash
adjective
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
Examples
- sparkling snow
- sparkling eyes
adjective
used of wines and waters
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- charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
- sparkling wines
- sparkling water
verb
reflect brightly
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- Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
verb
be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
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- The musical performance sparkled
- A scintillating conversation
- his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall
verb
emit or produce sparks
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- A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark
verb
become bubbly or frothy or foaming
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- The boiling soup was frothing
- The river was foaming
- sparkling water