v.
- shine brightly with flashes of light.
- be vivacious and witty.
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[as adj. sparkling]
(of drink) effervescent; fizzy.
n.
- a glittering flash of light.
- vivacity and wit.
Derivative
- sparklingly adv.
- sparkly adj.
Etymology
ME: frequentative (v.) or dimin. (n.) of spark1.