scintillating

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of scintillate.

Adj

1. That scintillates with brief flashes of light; sparkling.
2. (figuratively) Brilliantly or impressively clever, exciting, amusing or witty.

scintillate

1. (intransitive) To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
2. Of a star or other celestial body: to vary rapidly in brightness; to twinkle.
3. Especially of a phosphor: to emit a flash of light upon absorbing ionizing radiation.
4. (intransitive) To dazzle or to impress.
5. (archaic, transitive) To throw off like sparks.

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Synonyms

sparkling

sparkly

glittering

scintillant

aglitter

brilliant

bubbling

coruscant

effervescent

frothy

fulgid

glaring

glinting

glittery

lively

glistering

vivacious

bubbly

vivid

incandescent

extraordinarily excellent

resplendent

bouncing

shimmering

chipper

blinding

dazzling

alive

frisky

spirited

stunning

vivace

glary

Translations

étincelant

brillante

reluciente

lampante

funkelnd

überraschende Außergewöhnlichkeit

geistsprühend

σπινθηροβόλος

scintillant

scintillante

brilhante

cintilante

الإيماض

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌsɪntɪˈleɪtɪŋ/

Etymology

From scintillate + -ing.