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Opalesce (Verb)

Reflect light or colors like an opal; "Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade"; "raindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesce".

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.

A thin layer of morning dew covering the grass opalesce as the first sunbeams touch it.
The aurora borealis lights dancing across the night sky opalesce in delicate hues of blue, green, and pink.
Beams of moonlight filtering through the tropical rainforest leaves opalesce like shimmering jewels on the forest floor.
Fine tendrils of mist from the waterfall opalesce in a breathtaking dance as they meet the morning sun.
Frozen crystals in the winter sky opalesce as they catch the low-angle sun, sending shafts of color in all directions.

Exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal; "This nitrate opalesces under certain conditions".

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Iridescent hues began to opalesce on the metal surface as it underwent a chemical reaction.
Certain types of glass opalesce when exposed to ultraviolet light.
Moonstones are known to opalesce in shades of blue and green as light passes through them.
Under specific conditions, the surface of the soap opalesces and shimmers in an array of colors.
The delicate wings of certain butterflies tend to opalesce with shifting colors depending on their angle to the light.