scintillating

adjective

scin·​til·​lat·​ing ˈsin-tə-ˌlā-tiŋ How to pronounce scintillating (audio)
: brilliantly lively, stimulating, or witty
a scintillating conversation

Examples of scintillating in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web O’Neal took to Instagram early Friday (May 10) to serve up a scintillating and long-winded response on his Instagram featuring a photo that had Sharpe ranked at the No. 51 best player of all time. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 The Aztecs lost the opening tip, but that was about the only thing that didn’t go their way in a scintillating 12 minutes. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024 Overall, not the most scintillating evening of political discourse ever to grace a presidential debate stage. Paul Beckett, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2023 But this was an early glimpse at the most scintillating story line of the season: Who’ll claim the starting spot behind center after the graduation of Dorian-Thompson Robinson? Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for scintillating 

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Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of scintillating was in 1793

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“Scintillating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scintillating. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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