Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scintillating"
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)
scintillating
adj 1: brilliantly clever; "scintillating wit"; "a play full of
scintillating dialogue"
2: marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile
effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality";
"sparkling conversation"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders"
[syn: {bubbling}, {effervescent}, {sparkling}, {sparkly}]
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' is
an archaic term" [syn: {aglitter(p)}, {fulgid}, {glinting},
{glistering}, {glittering}, {glittery}, {scintillant}, {sparkling(a)},
{sparkly}]
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