Scintillate
Verb
- Emit flashes of light; sparkle.
- (Physics) Fluoresce momentarily when struck by a photon or charged particle.
Example Sentences
“Stars seemed to scintillate more brightly in the desert’s clear night sky.”
“The fireworks continued to scintillate long after the initial burst.”
“The sequins on the dancers’ dresses scintillated under each pass of the spotlight.”
Word Origin
Latin, early 17th century
Why this word?
There are many words for flashing light: “sparkle,” “shine,” “gleam,” “glitter,” “twinkle,” “glint,” “glisten.” Now you can add one more to your vocabulary: “scintillate,” from the Latin root “scintillare,” which means “sparkle.” “Scintillate” also has a noun form, “scintilla.” It has evolved to mean “just a little bit,” but the literal translation from Latin is “just a spark.”
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