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scin·til·late
 scintillate
- pronunciation:
- sIn
t
leIt
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
scintillated, scintillates, scintillating |
| definition 1: |
to send out sparks.
The fire crackled and scintillated.- synonyms:
- coruscate, spark, sparkle
- similar words:
- blink, flash, gleam, glint, shimmer, twinkle
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| definition 2: |
to sparkle or flash.
Some stars scintillate more than others.She has eyes that seem to scintillate with intelligence.- synonyms:
- sparkle
- similar words:
- blaze, dazzle, effervesce, flash, glitter, radiate, shine, twinkle
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| definition 3: |
to be intellectually lively or brilliant.
Their friendly debates scintillated with wit.- similar words:
- blaze, dazzle
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| related words: |
blink, flash, shimmer, shine, sparkle, twinkle |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to send out (sparks or flashes).
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| derivations: |
scintillating (adj.), scintillatingly (adv.) |
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