different between peppy vs sparkling

English

Etymology

pep +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?pi/

Adjective

peppy (comparative peppier, superlative peppiest)

1. Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy

   Cedric was not feeling peppy when he woke up two hours before dawn.

Synonyms

• energetic, lively, perky, sparky, zippy
• full of pep, full of vim and vigor

Antonyms

• enervated, exhausted, lethargic, solemn

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sp??kl???/, /?sp??kl??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?sp??kl???/, /?sp??kl??/
• Hyphenation: spark?ling

Verb

sparkling

1. Present participle and gerund of sparkle.

Adjective

sparkling (not comparable)

1. Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks.
2. 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.
3. (figuratively) Brilliant and vivacious.

Synonyms

• (of an object, reflecting light): glistening, twinkling
• (of a beverage): fizzy, carbonated; see also Thesaurus:effervescent

Antonyms

• (of a beverage): noncarbonated, still; see also Thesaurus:noneffervescent

Translations

Noun

sparkling (plural sparklings)

1. Act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.
   • 1820, Nathaniel John Hollingsworth, The Renegade and Other Poems, "Song"

     Bright are the sparklings that beam from the dew.

2. A sparkling wine.
   • 2011, Michael Cooper, 100 Must-try New Zealand Wines (page 208)

     Wines like this struggle to stand out on the show circuit, where the judges are more likely to be searching for sparklings designed in the classic Champagne mould.