Sparkling

/ˈspɑːklɪŋ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:20 pts9 letters

Definition of Sparkling

verb

To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles
"The wood was sparkling in the bonfire."
(by extension) To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle
"The stars sparkle in the sky."
To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce
"sparkling water"
To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.

noun

Act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.
A sparkling wine.

adjective

Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks.
Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.
Brilliant and vivacious.

Anagrams of Sparkling

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "sparkling":

8-LETTER WORDS

graplins parkings sparking sparling springal

7-LETTER WORDS

graplin lakings lapsing larking palings parings parking parling parsing rasping sapling slaking sparing

6-LETTER WORDS

algins aligns argils asking gaskin glairs gnarls grails grains kiangs laking lapins lasing liangs ligans+17 more

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

coruscateglistenglitterradiatescintillateshinetwinklecarbonatedfizzytwinkling

ANTONYMS

noncarbonatedstill

Rhyming Words

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