1. a small silvery fish of the smelt family, found in European coastal waters
Usage: British

Examples

• The fishermen caught several sparling in their nets near the estuary.
• Sparling are commonly found in the waters around Scotland.
• The restaurant served fresh sparling with lemon and herbs.
• Local anglers often target sparling during the spring months.
• The sparling’s silvery scales gleamed in the morning light.