Sparkling

Definitions

1. Act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.
2. A sparkling wine.
3. Ellipsis of sparkling water (“fizzy drinking water”).
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Equivalents

Examples

“Bright are the sparklings that beam from the dew.”

“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.”

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