Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sparkle 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sparkle 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  sparkle 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  sparkle 
 
  3  senses  of  sparkle 
 
  Sense  1 
  sparkle,  coruscate 
  =>  reflect,  shine 
 
  Sense  2 
  sparkle,  scintillate 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  3 
  foam,  froth,  fizz,  effervesce,  sparkle 
  =>  bubble 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  sparkle 
 
  sparkle  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  sparkle 
 
  Sense  1 
  sparkle,  coruscate 
  =>  reflect,  shine 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  sparkle,  scintillate 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  foam,  froth,  fizz,  effervesce,  sparkle 
  =>  bubble 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  sparkling 
  sparkling 
  sparkling  water 
  sparkling  wine 
 
  Overview  of  noun  sparkling 
 
  The  noun  sparkling  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  twinkle,  scintillation,  sparkling  --  (a  rapid  change  in  brightness) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sparkle 
 
  The  verb  sparkle  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  sparkle,  coruscate  --  (reflect  brightly;  "Unquarried  marble  sparkled  on  the  hillside.") 
  2.  (1)  sparkle,  scintillate  --  (be  lively:  "The  music  sparkled";  "A  scintillating  conversation") 
  3.  foam,  froth,  fizz,  effervesce,  sparkle  --  (of  liquids;  "The  boiling  soup  was  frothing") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  sparkling 
 
  The  adj  sparkling  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  sparkling  --  (shining  with  brilliant  points  of  light  like  stars;  "sparkling  snow";  "sparkling  eyes") 
  2.  (1)  bubbling,  effervescent,  scintillating,  sparkling,  sparkly  --  (marked  by  high  spirits  or  excitement;  "his  fertile  effervescent  mind";  "scintillating  personality";  "sparkling  conversation";  "a  row  of  sparkly  cheerleaders") 
  3.  sparkling,  effervescent  --  (used  of  wines  and  waters;  charged  naturally  or  artificially  with  carbon  dioxide;  "sparkling  wines";  "sparkling  water") 
  4.  aglitter,  fulgid,  glinting,  glistering,  glittering,  glittery,  scintillant,  scintillating,  sparkling,  sparkly  --  (having  brief  brilliant  points  or  flashes  of  light;  "bugle  beads  all  aglitter";  "glinting  eyes";  "glinting  water";  "his  glittering  eyes  were  cold  and  malevolent";  "shop  window  full  of  glittering  Christmas  trees";  "glittery  costume  jewelry";  "scintillant  mica";  "the  scintillating  stars";  "a  dress  with  sparkly  sequins";  "`glistering'  is  an  archaic  term") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  sparkling 
 
  4  senses  of  sparkling 
 
  Sense  1 
  sparkling 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  starry)  ->  starless 
 
  Sense  2 
  bubbling,  effervescent,  scintillating,  sparkling,  sparkly 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  lively)  ->  dull 
 
  Sense  3 
  sparkling  (vs.  still),  effervescent 
 
  still  (vs.  sparkling),  noneffervescent 
 
  Sense  4 
  aglitter(prenominal),  fulgid,  glinting,  glistering,  glittering,  glittery,  scintillant,  scintillating,  sparkling(postnominal),  sparkly 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  bright)  ->  dull 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  sparkling 
 
  4  senses  of  sparkling 
 
  Sense  1 
  sparkling 
  =>  starry  (vs.  starless) 
 
  Sense  2 
  bubbling,  effervescent,  scintillating,  sparkling,  sparkly 
  =>  lively  (vs.  dull) 
 
  Sense  3 
  sparkling  (vs.  still),  effervescent 
 
  Sense  4 
  aglitter(prenominal),  fulgid,  glinting,  glistering,  glittering,  glittery,  scintillant,  scintillating,  sparkling(postnominal),  sparkly 
  =>  bright  (vs.  dull) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  sparkling 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  sparkling 
 
  sparkling  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  sparkling 
  sparkling 
 
  Overview  of  noun  sparkling 
 
  The  noun  sparkling  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  twinkle,  scintillation,  sparkling  --  (a  rapid  change  in  brightness) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sparkle 
 
  The  verb  sparkle  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  sparkle,  coruscate  --  (reflect  brightly;  "Unquarried  marble  sparkled  on  the  hillside.") 
  2.  (1)  sparkle,  scintillate  --  (be  lively:  "The  music  sparkled";  "A  scintillating  conversation") 
  3.  foam,  froth,  fizz,  effervesce,  sparkle  --  (of  liquids;  "The  boiling  soup  was  frothing") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  sparkling 
 
  The  adj  sparkling  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  sparkling  --  (shining  with  brilliant  points  of  light  like  stars;  "sparkling  snow";  "sparkling  eyes") 
  2.  (1)  bubbling,  effervescent,  scintillating,  sparkling,  sparkly  --  (marked  by  high  spirits  or  excitement;  "his  fertile  effervescent  mind";  "scintillating  personality";  "sparkling  conversation";  "a  row  of  sparkly  cheerleaders") 
  3.  sparkling,  effervescent  --  (used  of  wines  and  waters;  charged  naturally  or  artificially  with  carbon  dioxide;  "sparkling  wines";  "sparkling  water") 
  4.  aglitter,  fulgid,  glinting,  glistering,  glittering,  glittery,  scintillant,  scintillating,  sparkling,  sparkly  --  (having  brief  brilliant  points  or  flashes  of  light;  "bugle  beads  all  aglitter";  "glinting  eyes";  "glinting  water";  "his  glittering  eyes  were  cold  and  malevolent";  "shop  window  full  of  glittering  Christmas  trees";  "glittery  costume  jewelry";  "scintillant  mica";  "the  scintillating  stars";  "a  dress  with  sparkly  sequins";  "`glistering'  is  an  archaic  term") 

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