sparkling

adj 1: shining with brilliant points of light like stars;

"sparkling snow"; "sparkling eyes"

2: marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile

effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality";

"sparkling conversation"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders"

[syn: {bubbling}, {effervescent}, {scintillating}, {sparkly}]

3: used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially

with carbon dioxide; "sparkling wines"; "sparkling water"

[syn: {effervescent}] [ant: {still}]

4: 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" [syn: {aglitter(p)}, {fulgid}, {glinting},

{glistering}, {glittering}, {glittery}, {scintillant}, {scintillating},

{sparkling(a)}, {sparkly}]

n : a rapid change in brightness [syn: {twinkle}, {scintillation}]