 scintillate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity | |
| Synonyms: | sparkle coruscate | |
| Examples: | "The musical performance sparkled" "A scintillating conversation" "his playing coruscated through the concert hall" |
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| Related terms: | be coruscation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (physics) physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon | |
| Examples: | "the phosphor fluoresced" |
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| Related terms: | fluoresce scintillation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] give off | |
| Examples: | "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes" |
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| Related terms: | emit twinkle | |
| 4. | [ verb ] reflect brightly | |
| Synonyms: | sparkle coruscate | |
| Examples: | "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside." |
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| Related terms: | reflect glitter ice twinkle | |
| 5. | [ verb ] emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; of stars | |
| Synonyms: | winkle twinkle | |
| Examples: | "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?" |
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| Related terms: | shine celestial_body twinkler twinkle | |
| Similar spelling: |
scintilla scintillant scintillation scintillating scantily_clad Schwindt schnittlaugh scantily schnitzel |
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