Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Scintillate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scintillate \Scin"til*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scintillated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Scintillating}.] [L. scintillare,
scintillatum, from scintilla a spark. Cf. {Stencil}.]
1. To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles.
As the electrical globe only scintillates when
rubbed against its cushion. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. To sparkle, as the fixed stars.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
scintillate
v 1: emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; of stars;
"Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a
single star?" [syn: {twinkle}, {winkle}]
2: be lively: "The music sparkled"; "A scintillating
conversation" [syn: {sparkle}]
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