Definition of scintillating
: brilliantly lively, stimulating, or witty
- a scintillating conversation
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Gershom Scholem, the pioneering scholar of kabbalah, was one of many public intellectuals who felt that Arendt had lost track of the human reality of the Holocaust amid the scintillating twists of her argument.
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For the first three quarters of the match, the Saints frustrated Arsenal, with Thierry Henry guilty of a rare penalty miss for the Gunners and Southampton goalkeeper Antti Niemi in scintillating form.
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Reed eagled the par-5 13th and 15th holes and shot a scintillating 67 in off-and-on rain that softened Augusta National’s greens just enough to bring them down a notch from terrifying.
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In a scintillating four-hole stretch, McIlroy made four birdies and lost ground to Reed, who threw in an eagle on him.
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In a scintillating four-hole stretch, McIlroy made four birdies and lost ground to Reed, who threw in an eagle on him.
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Works from that scintillating series, in ink and watercolor on paper, are on view.
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Almost a year removed from his costly miscue in the Class 4A state title game, Milliron ruggedly poured in a game-high 19 points to lead his squad to a scintillating 47-44 victory over Dimond in a March Madness Alaska rematch for the ages.
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An indoor track marathon is not going to be everyone’s idea of scintillating entertainment.
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First Known Use of scintillating
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Definition of scintillating for English Language Learners
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: very clever, amusing, and interesting
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