sparkling

intransitive verb sparkled, sparkling

1. to throw off sparks
2. to gleam or shine in flashes; glitter or glisten, as jewels, sunlit water, etc.
3. to be brilliant and lively: sparkling wit
4. to effervesce or bubble: said of soda water and some wines

Origin: ME sparklen, freq. of sparken, to spark

transitive verb

noun

1. a spark or glowing particle
2. a sparkling, or glittering
3. brilliance; liveliness; vivacity