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Shining vs Sparkling - What's the difference?

shining | sparkling |

As adjectives the difference between shining and sparkling

is that shining is emitting light while sparkling is of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks.

As verbs the difference between shining and sparkling

is that shining is present participle of lang=en while sparkling is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between shining and sparkling

is that shining is a bright emission of light; a gleam while sparkling is act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.

shining

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Emitting light.
  • *
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  • Reflecting light.
  • Having a high polish or sheen.
  • Having exceptional merit.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bright emission of light; a gleam.

    • 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.