Sparkling vs Quick-witted - What's the difference?

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Sparkling is a related term of quick-witted.

As adjectives the difference between sparkling and quick-witted

is that sparkling is of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks while quick-witted is mentally keen, alert, sharp, agile, and nimble.

As a verb sparkling

is .

As a noun sparkling

is act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; 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.

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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.

quick-witted

English

Adjective

Mentally keen, alert, sharp, agile, and nimble.

She was far too quick-witted to miss the implications of what he was saying.