coruscate

verb

Etymology: From Latin coruscātus, perfect passive participle of coruscō (“to flash, gleam”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

1. To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.

   “Then He [Death himself] clapped spurs to his steed and it sprang into the air, sparks coruscating from its hooves.”

2. To exhibit brilliant technique or style.

   “For truth and tenderness do more / Than coruscating metaphor.”