As verbs the difference between sparkling and shimmers
is that
sparkling is while
shimmers is (
shimmer).
As nouns the difference between sparkling and shimmers
is that
sparkling is act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam while
shimmers is .
As an adjective sparkling
is of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks.
sparkling English
Verb
(head)
Adjective
(-)
Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks.
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.
Brilliant and vivacious.
* '>citation
Synonyms
* glistening, twinkling
* (of a beverage) fizzy, carbonated
Antonyms
* (of a beverage) noncarbonated, still
Noun
( en noun)
Act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.
* Nathaniel John Hollingsworth
- Bright are the sparklings that beam from the dew.
A sparkling wine.
* 2011 , Michael Cooper, 100 Must-try New Zealand Wines (page 208)
- Wines like this struggle to stand out on the show circuit, where the judges are more likely to be searching for sparklings designed in the classic Champagne mould.
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shimmers English
Noun
(head)
Verb
(head)
(shimmer)
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