scintillating

adjective

scin·​til·​lat·​ing ˈsin-tə-ˌlā-tiŋ 

: brilliantly lively, stimulating, or witty

a scintillating conversation

Examples of scintillating in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At some point, teams have to be asking themselves that question after another scintillating show put on display in the second half Saturday in San Antonio. —Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026

Welcome back to the most scintillating, compelling, thrilling, and hands-down drunkest literary advice column this side of the lord’s internet. —Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026

The Steelers won four of their final five games, including a scintillating season-ending clash with the Ravens to decide the AFC North title. —Michael Silver, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026

Deluxe rooms are spacious with neutral, textured wallpaper, soft wall-to-wall turquoise-green carpet, and panoramic windows framing a scintillating Shinjuku (or, with luck, Mount Fuji on the horizon). —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scintillating

• abdicating
• abrogating
• activating
• actuating
• advocating
• aggravating
• aggregating
• agitating
• allocating
• alternating
• animating
• annotating