different between sparkling vs glinting
sparkling
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?sp??kl???/, /?sp??kl??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?sp??kl???/, /?sp??kl??/
- Hyphenation: spark?ling
Verb
sparkling
- Present participle and gerund of sparkle.
Adjective
sparkling (not comparable)
- Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks.
- 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.
- (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)
- 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.
- 1820, Nathaniel John Hollingsworth, The Renegade and Other Poems, "Song"
- 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.
- 2011, Michael Cooper, 100 Must-try New Zealand Wines (page 208)
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glinting
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?nt??
Verb
glinting
- present participle of glint
Synonyms
- aglitter
- coruscant
- fulgid
- glittering
- sparkling
Noun
glinting (plural glintings)
- A glint.
- 1902, William J. Long, School of the Woods
- Then, as if to contradict me, a stray sunbeam found the spot and sent curious bright glintings of sheen and shadow dancing and playing under the fallen roots and trunk.
- 1902, William J. Long, School of the Woods
Anagrams
- tingling
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