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- 1. sparkling or shining brightly: "the scintillating sun" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of SCINTILLATING is brilliantly lively, stimulating, or witty. How to use scintillating in a sentence.
1. : to emit sparks : spark. 2. : to emit quick flashes as if throwing off sparks : sparkle. Imagine it's a cool summer night, the stars scintillate brilliantly in the sky overhead and the campfire blazes away. Thomas E. Young. 3. : to dazzle or impress with liveliness or wit.
To be scintillating is to be sharp. Things that are scintillating are exciting: they grab your attention with sparkles, flashes of light, or sheer brilliance. Most often, we talk about scintillating conversations and speakers.
funny, exciting, and clever: scintillating wit / repartee / conversation. a scintillating personality / speech. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Exciting and interesting. absorbingly. action-packed. adventurous. alley. excitingly. exhilarating. eye-catchingly. fancifully. fascinating. prepossessing. provocatively. pulsating. punchy.
Scintillating definition: animated; vivacious; effervescent. See examples of SCINTILLATING used in a sentence.
Definition of scintillating adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(of an energetic photon or particle) to produce a flash of light in a phosphor by striking it. verb (used with object) , scin·til·lat·ed, scin·til·lat·ing. to emit as sparks; flash forth. scintillate. / ˈsɪntɪˌleɪt / verb. also tr to give off (sparks); sparkle; twinkle. to be animated or brilliant.
Definition of 'scintillating' Word Frequency. scintillating. (sɪntɪleɪtɪŋ ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A scintillating conversation or performance is very lively and interesting. You can hardly expect scintillating conversation from a kid that age. Synonyms: brilliant, exciting, stimulating, lively More Synonyms of scintillating.
to say very clever, exciting, or funny things. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Celebrating & entertaining. amused. bacchanalian. banqueting. bar-hop. emcee. entertaining. ents. go to town idiom. hoot. hostess. propose. push. put the flags out! idiom. regale someone with something. rejoice. rejoicingly. throw. See more results »
Define scintillating. scintillating synonyms, scintillating pronunciation, scintillating translation, English dictionary definition of scintillating. adj. Animated, brilliant, or highly skilled: a scintillating personality; a scintillating performance. scin′til·lat′ing·ly adv. American Heritage®...
