sparkling

English Thesaurus

1. a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash (noun.event)

hypernym	:	alteration, change, modification,
definition	:	an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another (noun.event)

2. shining with brilliant points of light like stars (adj.all)

similar	:	starry,
definition	:	abounding with or resembling stars (adj.all)

3. a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash (noun.event)

derivation	:	blink, flash, twinkle, wink, winkle,
definition	:	gleam or glow intermittently (verb.perception)

derivation	:	scintillate, twinkle, winkle,
definition	:	emit or reflect light in a flickering manner (verb.weather)

derivation	:	coruscate, scintillate, sparkle,
definition	:	reflect brightly (verb.weather)

derivation	:	scintillate,
definition	:	give off (verb.weather)

4. used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide (adj.all)

antonym	:	noneffervescent, still,
definition	:	not sparkling (adj.all)

derivation	:	effervesce, fizz, foam, form bubbles, froth, sparkle,
definition	:	become bubbly or frothy or foaming (verb.change)

5. a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash (noun.event)

derivation	:	blink, flash, twinkle, wink, winkle,
definition	:	gleam or glow intermittently (verb.perception)

derivation	:	scintillate, twinkle, winkle,
definition	:	emit or reflect light in a flickering manner (verb.weather)

derivation	:	coruscate, scintillate, sparkle,
definition	:	reflect brightly (verb.weather)

derivation	:	scintillate,
definition	:	give off (verb.weather)

6. used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide (adj.all)

antonym	:	noneffervescent, still,
definition	:	not sparkling (adj.all)

derivation	:	effervesce, fizz, foam, form bubbles, froth, sparkle,
definition	:	become bubbly or frothy or foaming (verb.change)