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sparkling up

sparkling up is the present participle and gerund of sparkle up.

Meaning of sparkle up

Verb

sparkle up (third-person singular simple present sparkles up, present participle sparkling up, simple past and past participle sparkled up)

  1. (informal) To zhoosh (something); to make (something) more pretty and lively.
    • She sparkled up the kitchen to impress the visitors.
  2. (archaic, informal, intransitive) To become more lively or loquacious.
    • When I asked him about her, he sparkled up and answered floridly.

Questions about sparkling up

What is sparkling up the present participle and gerund of?
Sparkling up is the present participle and gerund of sparkle up.

Words near sparkling up in the dictionary

  1. sparkling
  2. sparkling cider
  3. sparkling ciders
  4. sparkling perries
  5. sparkling perry
  6. sparkling up
  7. sparkling water
  8. sparkling waters
  9. sparkling wine
  10. sparkling wines
  11. sparklingly

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