scintillating

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

Pronunciation: /ˌsɪntɪˈleɪtɪŋ/ / /ˌsɪntəˈleɪtɪŋ/

Etymology: Etymology tree English scintillate English -ing English scintillating From scintillate + -ing.

That scintillates with brief flashes of light; sparkling.
“On the scintillating water yellow and blue boats bobbed up and down.”
“They sank me into the ocean / Wishing me to remain in the depths. / I became a deep sea diver / And came up covered with scintillating pearls.”
Brilliantly or impressively clever, exciting, amusing or witty.
“Her sketches and tales may be said to be cleverly written. They are lively, easy, conventional, scintillating with a species of sarcastic wit, which might be termed good were it in any respect original.”
“The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Our table in the dining-room became again the abode of scintillating wit and caustic repartee, Farrar bracing up to his old standard, and the demand for seats in the vicinity rose to an animated competition.”

Etymology: Etymology tree English scintillate English -ing English scintillating From scintillate + -ing.