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Scintillate v. i. (past & past part. scintillated; pres. part. scintillating)

To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles. "As the electrical globe only scintillates when rubbed against its cushion."

To sparkle, as the fixed stars.

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Etymology of 'Scintillate'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Scintillate" Quotes from Famous Books

... Harlem River from McComb's Dam Bridge cannot have failed to notice the curious appearance of the muddy shores of the river and creeks at low tide. If the sun shines brightly, the dismal beach seems to quiver and scintillate in a most beautiful manner, reflecting the light like so many diamonds. If we draw nearer, this shore is seen to be entirely covered in places with little snails, that, left by the tide, are forging through ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 • Various

... all this is not original; but we ask, in what does the intellectual originality of the present day consist? does it add a spark to the minds of men which they cannot find in the labours of past ages? New books (we mean new original works) are like dull, pointless flints; the reader cannot scintillate, strike-fire, or steal from them; they are mere changes of words, often at the sacrifice of sense to sound. A flashy novel would, perhaps, secure the writer more celebrity than Mr. Macculloch's Dictionary will obtain for him, though his ...

— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 565 - Vol. 20, No. 565., Saturday, September 8, 1832 • Various

Words linked to "Scintillate" : coruscate, twinkle, scintillation, sparkle, celestial body, heavenly body, scintilla, fluoresce, winkle, emit, be, give out, reflect, shine