sparkling (
http://definr.com/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]