coruscate
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Verb (2)
- reflect brightly“Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside”Synonyms: sparklescintillateMore general reflect, shine
- be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity“The musical performance sparkled”“A scintillating conversation”“his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall”Synonyms: sparklescintillateMore general shine
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Cor′us·cate (k?r′?s-k?t or k?-r?s′k?r), intransitive verb
Origin: L. coruscare to flash, vibrate.
To glitter in flashes; to flash.
Synonyms: To glisten; gleam; sparkle; radiate.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54