Meaning

3 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light.

    glitzernd, funkelnd

    искря́щийсяiskrjáščijsja

  2. (not comparable)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.

    prickelnd, sprudelnd

    газиро́ванныйgaziróvannyj, шипу́чийšipúčij, игри́стыйigrístyj

  3. (figuratively, not comparable)Brilliant and vivacious.

More definitions
  • used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
  • shining with brilliant points of light like stars

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
of an object:
of a beverage:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
of an object:
of a beverage:

Origin

By surface analysis, sparkle + -ing.

By surface analysis, sparkle + -ing.

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Synonyms

6 synonyms
of an object, reflecting light:glisteningtwinklingignescent
of a beverage:fizzy
Close in meaning
  • used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide:effervescent

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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