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scintillate - Dictionary definition and meaning for scintillate

SCINTILLATE

(verb) be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
"The musical performance sparkled", "A scintillating conversation", "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"
synonyms : coruscate , sparkle
(verb) physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
"the phosphor fluoresced"
(verb) emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
"Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
synonyms : twinkle , winkle
(verb) reflect brightly
"Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"
synonyms : coruscate , sparkle
(verb) give off
"the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"

Mnemonics for scintillate

(Tag: ) SCINTILLATE or SCINTILLATING refers to something GLITTERING, sparkling, shining, twinkling.
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(Tag: eng) shine till late (till its dark)...make it up your own way!!
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(Tag: ) schin means shan(in hindi very small time). so meaning of the above word is "the one which is alive or animated for a very small time"
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