scintillate

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scintillate Definition

• (v) give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"
• (v) reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"
• (v) emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
• (v) physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced"
• (v) be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throught the concert hall"

scintillate Synonyms

• coruscate
• scintillate
• sparkle
• twinkle
• winkle