scintillate.
To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
Meaning & usage
To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
Of a star or other celestial body: to vary rapidly in brightness; to twinkle.
Especially of a phosphor: to emit a flash of light upon absorbing ionizing radiation.
To dazzle or to impress.
To throw off like sparks.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin scintillātus, past participle of scintillāre (“to sparkle, glitter, gleam, flash”), from scintilla (“a spark”).
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