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scintillate

Dictionary definition · scintillate

verb

  1. give off"the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"
  2. reflect brightly"Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"
  3. emit or reflect light in a flickering manner"Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
  4. fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon"the phosphor scintillated"
  5. be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity"The musical performance sparkled"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).