What does "coruscate" mean?

To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.

What is a synonym for "coruscate"?

Common synonyms include: scintillate, sparkle, blaze, blink, flame, flash.

Pronounced //ˈkɒɹəskeɪt//.

/ˈkɒɹəskeɪt/ verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Verb

1
To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle. intransitive
2
be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity wordnet
3
To exhibit brilliant technique or style. figuratively, intransitive
"For truth and tenderness do more / Than coruscating metaphor."
4
reflect brightly wordnet

"For truth and tenderness do more / Than coruscating metaphor."

From Latin coruscātus, perfect passive participle of coruscō (“to flash, gleam”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).