scintillating
scin·til·la·ting
adjective
1.
2.
marked by high spirits or excitement
- “his fertile effervescent mind”
- “scintillating personality”
- “sparkling conversation”
- “a row of sparkly cheerleaders”
3.
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
- “bugle beads all aglitter”
- “glinting eyes”
- “glinting water”
- “his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent”
- “shop window full of glittering Christmas trees”
- “glittery costume jewelry”
- “scintillant mica”
- “the scintillating stars”
- “a dress with sparkly sequins”
- “glistering”
Origin
From scintillate + -ing.
Phrases
- scintillating scotoma
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Word family
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