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)}, {coruscant}, {fulgid},
{glinting}, {glistering}, {glittering}, {glittery}, {scintillant},
{scintillating}, {sparkling(a)}, {sparkly}]
n : a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash [syn: {twinkle},
{scintillation}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0