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Coruscate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

verb-intransitive. To give forth flashes of light; sparkle and glitter: diamonds coruscating in the candlelight.

verb-intransitive. To exhibit sparkling virtuosity: a flutist whose music coruscated throughout the concert hall.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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

v. To exhibit brilliant technique or style.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

verb-intransitive. To glitter in flashes; to flash.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To emit vivid flashes of light; flash; lighten; gleam.

Synonyms Sparkle, Scintillate, etc. See glare.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. reflect brightly

v. be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity

Word Usage

"Oh, I could describe its size, feeling, weight but never its colour, its delicate shades and nuances, the way light would coruscate over the ripe contours of a dew-laden bunch of grapes."

Verb Form

coruscated coruscates coruscating

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

shine reflect be

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

radiate glisten sparkle gleam flash