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- DictionaryScin·til·lat·ing/ˈsin(t)əˌlādiNG/
adjective
- 1. sparkling or shining brightly: "the scintillating sun"
The meaning of SCINTILLATING is brilliantly lively, stimulating, or witty. How to use scintillating in a sentence.
1. : to emit sparks : spark. 2. : to emit quick flashes as if throwing off sparks : sparkle. Imagine it's a cool summer night, the stars scintillate brilliantly in the sky overhead and the campfire blazes away. Thomas E. Young. 3. : to dazzle or impress with liveliness or wit.
Scintillating definition: animated; vivacious; effervescent. See examples of SCINTILLATING used in a sentence.
funny, exciting, and clever: scintillating wit / repartee / conversation. a scintillating personality / speech. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Exciting and interesting. absorbing. absorbingly. action-packed. adventurous.
Something scintillating is flashing briefly and sharply with light. Scintillating conversations are smart and captivating. To be scintillating is to be sharp. Things that are scintillating are exciting: they grab your attention with sparkles, flashes of light, or sheer brilliance.
funny, exciting, and clever: scintillating wit / repartee / conversation. a scintillating personality / speech. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Exciting and interesting. absorbing. absorbingly. action-packed. adventurous.
to say very clever, exciting, or funny things. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Celebrating & entertaining. amused. bacchanalian. banqueting. bar-hop. emcee. entertaining. ents. go to town idiom. hoot. hostess. propose. push. put the flags out! idiom. regale someone with something. rejoice. rejoicingly. throw. See more results »
Definition of scintillating adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Aug 18, 2024 · scintillating ( comparative more scintillating, superlative most scintillating) That scintillates with brief flashes of light; sparkling . They sank me into the ocean / Wishing me to remain in the depths. / I became a deep sea diver / And came up covered with. ( figurative) Brilliantly or impressively clever, exciting, amusing or witty .
verb (used without object) , scin·til·lat·ed, scin·til·lat·ing. to emit sparks. to sparkle; flash: a mind that scintillates with brilliance. to twinkle, as the stars. Electronics. (of a spot of light or image on a radar display) to shift rapidly around a mean position.
