SPARKLING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SPARKLING?

Need another word that means the same as “sparkling”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “sparkling” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Sparkling” are: effervescent, fizzy, carbonated, aerated, gassy, bubbly, bubbling, fizzing, foaming, frothy, scintillation, twinkle

Sparkling as a Noun

Definitions of "Sparkling" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sparkling” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash.

Synonyms of "Sparkling" as a noun (2 Words)

scintillation	The twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth’s atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight. Scintillations of diamond hard light.
twinkle	A light which appears continually to grow brighter and fainter. There s a perpetual twinkle in his eyes.

Sparkling as an Adjective

Definitions of "Sparkling" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sparkling” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Lively and witty.
• Shining with brilliant points of light like stars.
• (of a drink) effervescent; fizzy.
• Shining brightly with flashes of light.
• Used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide.

Synonyms of "Sparkling" as an adjective (10 Words)

aerated	Agitated, angry, or overexcited. Don t get so aerated.
bubbling	Containing bubbles or making a bubbling sound. Flutes full of bubbling champagne.
bubbly	Containing bubbles. A bright and bubbly personality.
carbonated	Having carbonation especially artificially carbonated.
effervescent	(of a liquid) giving off bubbles. His fertile effervescent mind.
fizzing	Hissing and bubbling.
fizzy	(of a drink) containing bubbles of gas; effervescent. Fizzy new wave pop.
foaming	Emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation. Pints of foaming bitter.
frothy	Light and entertaining but of little substance. Lots of frothy interviews.
gassy	Suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal. A long and gassy book.

Usage Examples of "Sparkling" as an adjective

• Her sparkling blue eyes.
• Sparkling wine.
• Sparkling wines.
• Sparkling eyes.
• Sparkling water.
• Sparkling dialogue.
• Sparkling snow.

Associations of "Sparkling" (30 Words)

beam	Express with a beaming face or smile. She was beaming with joy.
blink	Keep back by blinking. I blinked in astonishment.
bright	With brightness. A bright moment in history.
finery	Expensive or ostentatious clothes or decoration. Officers in their blue gold and scarlet finery.
fizz	The quality of being fizzy effervescence. She saw I had lost some of my fizz.
flicker	(of an emotion) be felt or shown briefly or faintly. Amusement flickered briefly in his eyes.
flickering	Shining unsteadily. The flickering flames cast long shadows.
froth	Make froth or foam and become bubbly. Leave the yeast until there is a good head of froth.
glimmer	Shine faintly with a wavering light. He saw a faint glimmer of light from her window.
glint	A momentary flash of light. Her glasses glinted in the firelight.
glisten	Be shiny, as if wet. There was a glisten of perspiration across her top lip.
glistening	Shining with a sparkling light. Glistening bodies of swimmers.
glitter	The occurrence of a small flash or spark. The scathing glitter in his eyes.
glow	Give out steady light without flame. Make the people s hearts glow.
grin	Express with a broad smile. My word grinned the delighted man.
jewel	A precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry. Jeweled dresses.
lustrous	Having lustre; shining. Large lustrous eyes.
moment	A quantity that expresses the average or expected value of the first second third or fourth power of the deviation of each component of a frequency distribution from a given value typically mean or zero The first moment is the mean the second moment the variance the third moment the skew and the fourth moment the kurtosis. She is studying at the moment.
polish	Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing. They performed with great polish.
rekindle	Revive (something lost or lapsed. He tried to rekindle their friendship.
shine	Make a surface shine. My hair has lost its shine.
shining	Marked by exceptional merit. He has set a shining example with his model behaviour.
shiny	Having a shiny surface or coating. Shiny black patents.
spark	Emit sparks of fire or electricity. A spark of decency.
sparkle	Be vivacious and witty. Her earrings sparkled as she turned her head.
tinder	Dry, flammable material, such as wood or paper, used for lighting a fire. They slashed down the undergrowth for tinder.
trigger	Release or pull the trigger on. An allergy can be triggered by stress or overwork.
twinkle	Smile so that one’s eyes sparkle. The lights twinkled in the distance.
twinkling	Shining with a gleam that changes from bright to faint. Twinkling eyes happy smiles.
wink	Signal by winking. The diamond on her finger winked in the moonlight.