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 Definitions for scintillating: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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.
[1913 Webster]
As the electrical globe only scintillates when
rubbed against its cushion. --Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]
2. To sparkle, as the fixed stars.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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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)}, coruscant, fulgid,
glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant,
{sparkling(a)}, sparkly]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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119 Moby Thesaurus words for "scintillating":
Attic, ablaze, adroit, afire, aflame, aflicker, aglow, alight, apt,
ardent, biting, blazing, blinking, blinky, brainy, bright,
brilliant, burning, candent, candescent, clever, comburent,
conflagrant, coruscant, coruscating, dazzling, dexterous, droll,
dynamic, effervescent, effulgent, engaging, entrancing, exciting,
facetious, fascinating, flagrant, flaming, flaring, flashing,
flickering, fuming, funny, gifted, gleaming, glimmering,
glimmerous, glimmery, glistening, glistering, glittering, glittery,
glowing, good, guttering, humorous, humorsome, ignescent, ignited,
in a blaze, in a glow, in flames, incandescent, inflamed,
invigorating, jesting, jocose, jocular, joking, joky, joshing,
keen, keen-witted, kindled, live, lively, living, lustrous,
mordant, nimble, nimble-witted, no dumbbell, not born yesterday,
on fire, pointed, pungent, quick, quick-thinking, quick-witted,
radiant, rapier-like, reeking, salt, salty, scintillant,
scintillescent, sharp, sharp-witted, shimmering, shimmery, shining,
smart, smoking, smoldering, spangly, sparking, sparkling,
sprightly, steel-trap, stimulating, talented, tinselly, twinkling,
twinkly, unextinguished, unquenched, vivacious, whimsical, witty
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