sparklingadjective
uk/ˈspɑː.klɪŋ/us/ˈspɑːr.klɪŋ/sparkling adjective (BRIGHT)
B2 shining brightly:
sparkling white teeth
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The qualities of light
- ablaze
- backlit
- brilliant
- coruscating
- flicker
- floodlit
- fluorescent
- gleaming
- glittering
- glittery
- glossy
- incandescent
- lambent
- luminescent
- lustrous
- opalescent
- polychromatic
- shine
- spangly
- torchlight
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sparkling adjective (INTERESTING)
C1 energetic and interesting:
a sparkling performance
sparkling conversation/wit
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The qualities of light
- ablaze
- backlit
- brilliant
- coruscating
- flicker
- floodlit
- fluorescent
- gleaming
- glittering
- glittery
- glossy
- incandescent
- lambent
- luminescent
- lustrous
- opalescent
- polychromatic
- shine
- spangly
- torchlight
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sparkling adjective (BUBBLES)
B1 A sparkling drink is one that contains many small bubbles of gas:
Champagne is a sparkling wine.
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still adjective
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Drinks - general words
- beverage
- caffeinated
- carbonated
- chaser
- cooler
- drop
- eggnog
- fizzy
- flat
- gassy
- glass
- hospitality
- ice cube
- iced
- rock
- straw
- thirst-quenching
- top-up
- weak
- witches' brew
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