Sparkling vs Soda - What's the difference?
sparkling | soda |
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.
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Act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.
* Nathaniel John Hollingsworth
A sparkling wine.
* 2011 , Michael Cooper, 100 Must-try New Zealand Wines (page 208)
(uncountable) Sodium bicarbonate.
(uncountable) Sodium in chemical combination.
(uncountable) Carbonated water (originally made with sodium bicarbonate).
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=5
‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’}} (chiefly, US, regional, especially, in the northeast, uncountable) Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.
(chiefly, US, regional, especially, in the northeast, countable) A glass, bottle or can of this drink.
As nouns the difference between sparkling and soda
is that sparkling is act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam while soda is soldier.As a verb sparkling
is .As an adjective sparkling
is of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks.sparkling
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(-)Synonyms
* glistening, twinkling * (of a beverage) fizzy, carbonatedAntonyms
* (of a beverage) noncarbonated, stillNoun
(en noun)- Bright are the sparklings that beam from the dew.
- 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.
soda
English
Noun
citation, passage=A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda , and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.
‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’}}