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    cor·us·cat·ing
    /ˈkôrəˌskādiNG/

    adjective

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  2. CORUSCATING definition: 1. flashing brightly 2. extremely intelligent and exciting or humorous: 3. flashing brightly. Learn more.

  3. verb. cor· us· cate ˈkȯr-ə-ˌskāt. ˈkär- coruscated; coruscating. Synonyms of coruscate. intransitive verb. 1. : to give off or reflect light in bright beams or flashes : sparkle. 2. : to be brilliant or showy in technique or style. Did you know?

  4. CORUSCATING meaning: 1. flashing brightly 2. extremely intelligent and exciting or humorous: 3. flashing brightly. Learn more.

  5. A coruscating speech or performance is lively, intelligent, and impressive. [literary,.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  6. (of a person) full of life, enthusiasm or humour. coruscating wit. Check pronunciation: coruscating. Definition of coruscating adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. Coruscate definition: to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam. See examples of CORUSCATE used in a sentence.

  8. 1. To give forth flashes of light; sparkle and glitter: diamonds coruscating in the candlelight. 2. To exhibit sparkling virtuosity: a flutist whose music coruscated throughout the concert hall. [Latin coruscāre, coruscāt-, to flash .] cor′us·ca′tion n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  9. Coruscate is a verb that means to sparkle or give off reflected flashes of light. Think of the way the little mirrors on a disco ball coruscate as the ball twirls, making the dance floor sparkle.

  10. Severely critical; scathing. [Though sometimes regarded as an erroneous use arising from confusion with another word, especially excoriating adj., the available evidence suggests this arose by regular semantic development from earlier uses of the word.] 1871.

  11. Definition of coruscate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.