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Scintillate (Verb)

Meaning 1

Physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Related Words

  • Scintillation (noun)

Meaning 2

Be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Sparkle
  • Coruscate

Hypernyms

  • Be

Related Words

  • Scintillation (noun)

Meaning 3

Emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?".

Classification

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.

Synonyms

  • Twinkle
  • Winkle

Hypernyms

  • Shine
  • Beam

Related Words

  • Scintilla (noun)
  • Scintillation (noun)
  • Scintillant (adjective)

Meaning 4

Reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside".

Classification

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.

Synonyms

  • Sparkle
  • Coruscate

Hypernyms

  • Reflect

Related Words

  • Scintillation (noun)
  • Scintillant (adjective)

Meaning 5

Give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes".

Classification

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.

Hypernyms

  • Give Off
  • Give Out

Related Words

  • Scintillation (noun)
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