sparkling
pronunciation
How to pronounce sparkling in British English:
UK [ˈspɑ:klɪŋ]
How to pronounce sparkling in American English:
US [ˈspɑrklɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
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- Adjective:
- shining with brilliant points of light like stars
- marked by high spirits or excitement
- used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
- having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
Word Origin
- sparkling (adj.)
- early 13c., present participle adjective from sparkle (v.). Of eyes and wines from early 15c.; of conversation from 1640s. Related: Sparklingly.
Example
- 1. That afternoon the wise man came and saw the stone sparkling .
- 2. It turns out that sparkling facilities alone aren 't enough to create a high-tech ecosystem .
- 3. Further down the conference center , china 's cnpc stall is also guarded by fine-looking women wearing strapless sparkling outfits .
- 4. Pull the tabs to make the nightingales open their beaks or reveal the sparkling , shiny blue wings of a dragonfly .
- 5. At an earlier workshop music students found themselves jamming one afternoon with five members of the marsalis family-new orleans jazz royalty -- under the sparkling chandeliers of the east room .