sparkle
verb (used without object)
to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light.
are sparkling
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present progressiveof sparkle.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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To this day all burgers are custom-made, nothing is frozen, the restaurants are sparkling clean, and its employees have long been known to be some of the highest paid in the fast-food industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
The drink comes in 26 flavours, including watermelon, peach and blackberry, and there are sparkling and caffeinated versions, and a kids' range.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2019
You don’t have to scrub containers until they are sparkling clean — that could waste water.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2018
The floors are sparkling clean but on the corners they show the telltale decay of repetitive flood damage.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 27, 2017
But the windows are sparkling clean, and the lawn is short and neat.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
