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scintillating |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scintillate \Scin"til*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scintillated}; p. pr & vb n. {Scintillating}.] [L. scintillare, scintillatum from scintilla a spark. Cf {Stencil}.] 1. To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles. As the electrical globe only scintillates when rubbed against its cushion. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To sparkle, as the fixed stars. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scintillating adj 1: brilliantly clever; "scintillating wit"; "a play full of scintillating dialogue" 2: marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "sparkling conversation"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders" [syn: {bubbling}, {effervescent}, {sparkling}, {sparkly}] 3: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "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" [syn: {aglitter(p)}, {fulgid}, {glinting}, {glistering}, {glittering}, {glittery}, {scintillant}, {sparkling(a)}, {sparkly}]
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