scintillating
Americanadjective
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animated; vivacious; effervescent.
a scintillating personality.
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witty; brilliantly clever.
a scintillating conversationalist;
a play full of scintillating dialogue.
adjective
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sparkling; twinkling
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animated or brilliant
Other Word Forms
- scintillatingly adverb
- unscintillating adjective
Etymology
Origin of scintillating
First recorded in 1880–85; scintillat(e) + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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The other scintillating confession comes in the back of an SUV when Ratner drags it out of Melania that her favorite musician is Michael Jackson.
From Los Angeles Times
Sharp finishes from Bath's scintillating backs further rewarded the bruising first-half effort from their forwards.
From BBC
Silver is on a scintillating run, skyrocketing nearly 160% over the past 12 months to near a record high of about $80 an ounce.
From Barron's
It was the second highest score in Big Bash history, only to be surpassed by the Heat in a scintillating chase in front of 25,000 fans in Brisbane.
From BBC
They know their audience will be far more attracted to Owens and her wild speculation than they ever could be to the less scintillating truth.
From Salon
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