different between sparkling vs rousing

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.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??a?z??/
• Rhymes: -a?z??

Adjective

rousing (comparative more rousing, superlative most rousing)

1. That rouses or excites.

   rousing music

Verb

rousing

1. present participle of rouse

Noun

rousing (plural rousings)

1. The act by which somebody or something is roused.
   • 2010, Kathleen Huggins, The Expectant Parents' Companion (page 88)

     Parents who use cloth diapers often use disposables for travel, nights, or both. Disposables can save parents repeated nighttime rousings or frequent sheet changes.

Anagrams

• nigrous, rugosin, souring