sparkling B2 Topic:Describing People US /ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/ UK /ˈspɑːkl̩ɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #11350 Meanings 1 adj Shining brightly with many small points of light. The fresh snow was sparkling in the sunshine. 2 adj Of a drink, containing bubbles of gas. She ordered a glass of sparkling water with her meal. 3 adj Lively, clever, and impressive. The young actor gave a sparkling performance. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · shining brightly with many... glisteningtwinkling 2 adj · of a drink, containing... effervescent More carbonated ↔ Opposites noncarbonatednoneffervescentstill Word family Forms sparklingly Derived forms nonsparklingsemisparklingsparklinglysparklingnessunsparkling Common collocations sparkling water Adjective + noun Etymology By surface analysis, sparkle + -ing. Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sparkling **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈspɑːkl̩ɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 11350 ## Meanings 1. Shining brightly with many small points of light. 2. Of a drink, containing bubbles of gas. 3. Lively, clever, and impressive. ## Examples - The fresh snow was sparkling in the sunshine. - She ordered a glass of sparkling water with her meal. - The young actor gave a sparkling performance. ## Synonyms - carbonated - effervescent ## Antonyms - noncarbonated - noneffervescent - still ## Derived Forms - nonsparkling - semisparkling - sparklingly - sparklingness - unsparkling ## Etymology By surface analysis, sparkle + -ing. ## Topics - Describing People markdown