scintillating

[ sin-tl-ey-ting ]

/ ˈsɪn tlˌeɪ tɪŋ /

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adjective

animated; vivacious; effervescent: a scintillating personality.

witty; brilliantly clever: a scintillating conversationalist; a play full of scintillating dialogue.

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Origin of scintillating

First recorded in 1880–85; scintillate + -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM scintillating

scin·til·lat·ing·ly, adverbun·scin·til·lat·ing, adjective

Words nearby scintillating

scintigraphy, scintilla, scintillant, scintillascope, scintillate, scintillating, scintillating scotoma, scintillation, scintillation counter, scintillation spectrometer, scintillator

How to use scintillating in a sentence

However, handled carefully, a zero-dosage sparkling wine can be scintillating.
Making champagne with little to no added sugar is tricky. A respected producer is doing it right.|Dave McIntyre|December 18, 2020|Washington Post
It seems obvious that reporters were shown mainly the bits that sounded scintillating and kept the story alive.
Issa’s Missing Testimony|Michael Tomasky|June 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
With some scintillating play, Die Oranje backed up their standing as dark horses for the tournament.
World Cup Primer|Joshua Robinson|June 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
And thus as scintillating, as thrilling as they often are to watch, they also come tinged with tragedy for those who “blew it.”
Baseball's Greatest Comebacks|Kevin Baker|October 17, 2008|DAILY BEAST

And thus as scintillating, as thrilling as they often are to watch, they also come tinged with tragedy for those who "blew it."
Baseball's Greatest Comebacks|Kevin Baker|October 17, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Its scintillating rays glorified the dark corner with the aureole of a great hope.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
He could not determine his journey's direction But for your bright scintillating protection.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
Aladdin's Cave it was dubbed—a truly magical world of glassy facets and scintillating crystals.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
She was a deep reader, and she had that wonderful gift of brilliant, flowing, scintillating speech.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
But the blue diamond in its scintillating frame was so alluring that Annesley could not refuse.
The Second Latchkey|Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for scintillating

scintillating

/ (ˈsɪntɪˌleɪtɪŋ) /

adjective

sparkling; twinkling

animated or brilliant

Derived forms of scintillating

scintillatingly, adverb

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