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English verb: scintillate | |||
| 1. | scintillate (weather) give off | ||
| Samples | The substance scintillated sparks and flashes. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emit, give off, give out | ||
| Verb group | scintillate, twinkle, winkle | ||
| 2. | scintillate (weather) reflect brightly | ||
| Samples | Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside. | ||
| Synonyms | coruscate, sparkle | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reflect, shine | ||
| 3. | scintillate (weather) emit or reflect light in a flickering manner | ||
| Samples | Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?. | ||
| Synonyms | twinkle, winkle | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beam, shine | ||
| Verb group | scintillate | ||
| Domain category | celestial body, heavenly body | ||
| 4. | scintillate (perception) physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon | ||
| Samples | The phosphor fluoresced. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fluoresce | ||
| 5. | scintillate (change) be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity | ||
| Samples | The musical performance sparkled. A scintillating conversation. His playing coruscated throughout the concert hall. | ||
| Synonyms | coruscate, sparkle | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
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