How do you pronounce "scintillescent"?

Pronounced //ˌsɪntɪˈlɛsənt//.

Scintillescent

Q: What is a synonym for "scintillescent"?

Common synonyms include: blinking, glimmering, glistening, glittering, scintillating, shimmering.

//ˌsɪntɪˈlɛsənt// adj

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Adjective

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scintillating feebly
"[…] And poised herself loose in mid-heaven, with one pale, / Minute, scintillescent, and tremulous star / Swinging under her globe like a wizard-lit car […]"

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blinking glimmering glistening glittering scintillating shimmering

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"[…] And poised herself loose in mid-heaven, with one pale, / Minute, scintillescent, and tremulous star / Swinging under her globe like a wizard-lit car […]"

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