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sparkling

sparkling

3 1.7
A drink with small bubbles like Champagne or fizzy water
  • adjective
  • /ˈspɑrk.lɪŋ/
translation icon : espumoso
  • Crisp and sparkling, dry and cold on the tongue, an explosion of warmth through the system.
  • sparkling wine
  • sparkling water

This is Eden juicy apple and Eden sparkling sparkling lychee.

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Examples

  • The north of Burgundy borders the south of Champagne, and the sparkling wines of Burgundy are made from some of the same grapes as Champagne: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in particular.

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  • It is being touted as sparkling fruit and milk drink.

  • More sparkling than a glass of fine champagne

  • Oh, and of course, some sparkling cider to drink.

  • I like other sparkling wines, but I truly and deeply love Champagne.

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  • Our drink of choice today is Sparkling Yizu Original Flavor.

  • In some cases, it was a sparkling rosé made from an almost lost grape.

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  • This is good sparkling black tea with Peach juice beverage from Trader Joe's.

  • We drank some Shark Martinelli's, sparkling cider, apple cider stuff.

  • Pour yourself a refreshing glass of sparkling water on a hot day.

Synonyms

bubbly
vssparkling
24 3.2

Full of small bubbles, like sparkling water

is used for drinks with many bubbles rather than slight fizziness
fizzy
vssparkling
10 1.6

Having many small bubbles that rise in the drink

is broader covering drinks with bubbles whether gentle or strong
carbonated
vssparkling
2 3.4

A drink that has tiny bubbles of gas to make it fizzy

can be natural or added not limited to artificially produced bubbles
effervescent
vssparkling
1 7.3

A liquid that gives off many small bubbles, like soda or champagne

is the general term for drinks with bubbles from any source
effervescing
vssparkling
7.4

Full of small bubbles like fizzy water

describes the state of having bubbles rather than the action
bubbling
vssparkling
2.2

Having many small rising bits of air, like a fizzy drink

refers to presence of bubbles regardless of motion or formation
frizzante
vssparkling
  • Specialized
8.6

Slightly sparkling wine that has gentle, small bubbles

is broader, applying to any drink with bubbles not only slight ones
aerated
vssparkling
4.9

A drink with bubbles added to make it fizzy

covers any bubbles not only those made by forcing gas into the liquid

Antonyms

2 3.2

Not fizzy and without bubbles

1 1.2

Water without bubbles that people drink from bottles

Compounds

Water with small bubbles that make it fizzy

A wine with bubbles that is fizzy when opened

How Fizzy

effervescent
1 7.3
sparkling
3 1.7
fizzy
10 1.6
still
2 3.2

Surface Forms

sparkling positive

Morphology

sparkling = sparkle (semi-transparent) = sparkle + ing

Formed from the verb 'sparkle' + '-ing'; the bubbly/wine sense is a metaphorical extension (appearance of reflected light from bubbles), so learners may not directly infer 'contains bubbles' from the base.

Etymology

Sparkling comes from the word spark, which means 'a small flash of light'. The tiny bubbles in sparkling wine or water look like little lights or sparks, so a drink with bubbles is called sparkling.