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sparkling water

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables
sparkling wa-ter
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

sparkling waters (plural)

Synonyms

sparkling fizzy water soda water static water seltzer water seltzer club soda carbonated water

Antonyms

still water still flat water flat tap water

Questions

What does sparkling water mean?
Carbonated water served at table as drinking water; especially, such water as has a lot of bubbles (high carbonation).
Where does sparkling water come from?
From sparkling + water, said to be sparkling due to the sparkly, glistening appearance of the carbonation bubbles in the fluid.

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