scintillating Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb give off
   scintillate.
   
   • the substance scintillated sparks and flashes
2. verb reflect brightly
   sparkle; coruscate; scintillate.
   
   • Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
3. verb emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
   scintillate; winkle; twinkle.
   
   • Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?
4. verb physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
   scintillate.
   
   • the phosphor fluoresced
5. verb be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
   sparkle; coruscate; scintillate.
   
   • The musical performance sparkled
   • A scintillating conversation
   • his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall
6. adjective satellite brilliantly clever
   
   • scintillating wit
   • a play full of scintillating dialogue
7. adjective satellite marked by high spirits or excitement
   effervescent; bubbling; frothy; sparkly.
   
   • his fertile effervescent mind
   • scintillating personality
   • a row of sparkly cheerleaders
8. adjective satellite having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
   glittery; fulgid; glistering; scintillant; coruscant; sparkly; aglitter; glinting; glittering.
   
   • bugle beads all aglitter
   • glinting eyes
   • glinting water
   • his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent
   • shop window full of glittering Christmas trees
   • glittery costume jewelry
   • scintillant mica
   • the scintillating stars
   • a dress with sparkly sequins
   • `glistering' is an archaic term

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