Scintillate

/ˈsɪn.tɪˌleɪt/

Synonyms for "scintillate" (57 found)

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Closest matches (12)

be brilliantbe merry withblazeblinkcoruscatecrack a jokecrack wise
Adjective(1 words)

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Related words (28)

japejestjokejoshkidkid aroundmake a funnymake funmake fun ofmockplay on wordspoke fun atpunquipradiateridiculescoff atshimmerspanglespark
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Verb(3 words)

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beamemitfluorescegive offgive outintellectual qualitylight emissionluminescencereflectshine

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Collocations

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bright flashesionizing radiationphoton emissionscintillation detectorscintillator materialultraviolet light

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Derivations

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similar

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Sample sentences

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Her eyes scintillate with joy.

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Much interest appears to have been lately excited in England by Dr. Clarke's Experiments on the Blow-pipe, and the dangers of explosion attempted to be guarded against, by various contrivances. The following letter inserted in the Philosophical Magazine for December 1816, will show the importance attached to this interesting application of the gases in promoting fusion. […] 1. Platinum as thick as a stocking wire was instantly fused, scintillated, and fell into a large globule. 2. Palladium fused instantly and slightly scintillated.

Source: wiktionary

In fact, the whole place scintillated. Madame scintillated with combs and finery and jewellery behind the counter, mirrors innumerable scintillated behind Madame, whilst the ragtime scintillated from (as I discovered) a pianola […]

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The streets of Rangoon, wallowing in sun, flashed and scintillated with strolling crowds, skirted in their best silk longyis.

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