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sparkling water

sparkling water noun: carbonated water served at table as drinking water; especially, such water as has a lot of bubbles (high carbonation).

sparkling water: carbonated water served at table as drinking water; especially, such water as has a lot of bubbles...
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Noun

sparkling water (countable and uncountable, plural sparkling waters)

  1. Carbonated water served at table as drinking water; especially, such water as has a lot of bubbles (high carbonation).
    • Near-synonyms: seltzer water, seltzer, club soda, carbonated water

Synonyms of sparkling water

Antonyms

Forms of sparkling water

pluralsparkling waters

Origin of sparkling water

From sparkling + water, said to be sparkling due to the sparkly, glistening appearance of the carbonation bubbles in the fluid.

Questions about sparkling water

What does sparkling water mean?
Sparkling water means carbonated water served at table as drinking water; especially, such water as has a lot of bubbles (high carbonation).
What part of speech is sparkling water?
Sparkling water is a noun.
What is the plural of sparkling water?
The plural of sparkling water is sparkling waters.

Words near sparkling water in the dictionary

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

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