scintillate
verb
scin·til·late
ˈsin-tə-ˌlāt
scintillated; scintillating
1
: to emit sparks : spark
2
: to emit quick flashes as if throwing off sparks : sparkle
Imagine it's a cool summer night, the stars scintillate brilliantly in the sky overhead and the campfire blazes away.—Thomas E. Young
3
: to dazzle or impress with liveliness or wit
The Jay Tarses sitcom, which scintillates with whacked-out wit, was dropped by NBC in 1988 because it was deemed too quirky.—Lawrence Eisenberg
Mrs. Burnett's discussion of the Orestes leads the way to a new interpretation of Euripides' Apolline solution, a solution which has titillated, puzzled and infuriated generations of scholars. The arguments scintillate, but sometimes are pushed too far.—Geoffrey Arnott
: to throw off as a spark or as sparkling flashes
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