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Scintillating

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Definitions for Scintillating

adjective
brilliantly clever
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  1. scintillating wit
  2. a play full of scintillating dialogue
adjective
marked by high spirits or excitement
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  1. his fertile effervescent mind
  2. scintillating personality
  3. a row of sparkly cheerleaders
adjective
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
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  1. bugle beads all aglitter
  2. glinting eyes
  3. glinting water
  4. his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent
  5. shop window full of glittering Christmas trees
  6. glittery costume jewelry
  7. scintillant mica
  8. the scintillating stars
  9. a dress with sparkly sequins
  10. `glistering' is an archaic term
verb
give off
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  1. the substance scintillated sparks and flashes
verb
reflect brightly
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  1. Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
verb
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
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  1. Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?
verb
physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
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  1. the phosphor fluoresced
verb
be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
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  1. The musical performance sparkled
  2. A scintillating conversation
  3. his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall

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