scintillate

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verb

1. give off
- the substance scintillated sparks and flashes
• Derivationally related forms:
scintillation
• Hypernyms:
emit, give out, give off
• Verb Group:
twinkle, winkle
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. reflect brightly
- Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
• Syn:
sparkle, coruscate
• Derivationally related forms:
coruscant (for: coruscate), coruscation (for: coruscate), scintillant, scintillation, sparkle (for: sparkle), sparkler (for: sparkle), sparkling (for: sparkle)
• Hypernyms:
reflect, shine
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
- Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?
• Syn:
twinkle, winkle
• Derivationally related forms:
scintillant, scintillation, scintilla, twinkle (for: twinkle), twinkler (for: twinkle)
• Topics:
celestial body, heavenly body
• Hypernyms:
shine, beam
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
4. physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
- the phosphor fluoresced
• Derivationally related forms:
scintillation
• Hypernyms:
fluoresce
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
5. be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
- The musical performance sparkled
- A scintillating conversation
- his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall
• Syn:
sparkle, coruscate
• Derivationally related forms:
coruscation (for: coruscate), scintillation, sparkle (for: sparkle)
• Hypernyms:
be
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sparkle, coruscate, twinkle, winkle