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scintillate

/ scintillate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
"the phosphor fluoresced"
Type of:
fluoresce
Derived:
scintillation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
give off
"the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"
Type of:
emit give out give off
Derived:
twinkle scintillation sparkling
Verb group:
twinkle winkle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
"The musical performance sparkled"
"A scintillating conversation"
"his playing coruscated throught the concert hall"
Type of:
be
Derived:
coruscation scintillation sparkle spark light
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
reflect brightly
"Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"
Type of:
reflect shine
Derived:
glitter sparkle coruscation glister glisten
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 5
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
"Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
Type of:
shine beam
Derived:
scintillation scintilla twinkle sparkling twinkler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Domain:
celestial body heavenly body
Semantic Complexity
68%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
1
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fluoresce emit give out give off be reflect shine beam