coruscate

Definition of Coruscate in English :

1. coruscate, scintillate, sparkle

reflect brightly

Example Sentences:
'Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside'

2. coruscate, scintillate, sparkle

be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity

Example Sentences:
'The musical performance sparkled'
'A scintillating conversation'
'his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Coruscate

verb

(intransitive)

to emit flashes of light; sparkle

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈcorusˌcated or ˈcorusˌcating

to give off flashes of light; glitter; sparkle

intr.v. cor·us·cat·ed, cor·us·cat·ing, cor·us·cates

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

2. To exhibit sparkling virtuosity: a flutist whose music coruscated throughout the concert hall.