scintillating
Meanings
Verb
- give off
- reflect brightly
- emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
- physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
- be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
- "A scintillating conversation"
- present participle and gerund of scintillate.
Adjective Satellite
- brilliantly clever
- "scintillating wit"
- "a play full of scintillating dialogue"
- marked by high spirits or excitement
- "scintillating personality"
- having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
- "the scintillating stars"
Adj
- That scintillates with brief flashes of light; sparkling.
- Brilliantly or impressively clever, exciting, amusing or witty.
Origin / Etymology
From scintillate + -ing.
Synonyms
aglitter, bubbling, coruscant, coruscate, effervescent, frothy, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillate, sparkle, sparkly, twinkle, winkle
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