scintillated

verb

past tense of scintillate
1
as in sparkled
to give off sparks we watched contentedly as our campfire scintillated in the darkness

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2
as in gleamed
to shoot forth bursts of light the diamond ring scintillated in the sunlight

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scintillated
  1. sparkled
  2. gleamed
  3. glowed
  4. flashed
  5. shimmered
  6. glinted
  7. glittered
  8. shone
Verb
  • Jordyn Woods sparkled at the 2026 ESPY Awards in New York City on July 15.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 16 July 2026
  • Kate sparkled at the 2019 Royal Ascot in a light blue Elie Saab dress, which featured silver embellishments and sheer sleeves.
    — Zoe Kaplan, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Definition of sparkled
Verb
  • That night, the northern lights gleamed cold and hard, and the moon bathed the whole landscape in bleak, eerie light.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • The 4,202-pipe organ gleamed over us.
    — Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
Definition of gleamed
Verb
  • Iranian author Shahrnush Parsipur, who cloaked uncompromising feminist ideals in stories and novels that glowed with magical realism, died on July 3 in San Francisco following a stroke.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 13 July 2026
  • Hathaway glowed in an embellished Marc by Marc Jacobs mini dress and Miu Miu platform heels, per the HuffPost.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Definition of glowed
Verb
  • After the video assistant referee urged him to watch a replay, however, Claus walked away from the monitor and flashed the red card at Balogun, a judgment many immediately deemed overly harsh.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • East2West footage showed the overnight barrage from inside Kyiv, including a baby sleeping as explosions flashed outside an open window and smoke from an earlier strike rose nearby.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of flashed
Verb
  • Fans were launched into the air, beer shimmered in the sunlight as it was sprayed onto fellow fans, and dozens sang, danced and waved Mexican flags.
    — Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026
  • Woods shimmered in a gold fringe Oscar de la Renta gown, while Towns kept it timeless in a black suit with satin labels and a classic black tie.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 16 July 2026
Definition of shimmered
Verb
  • After spending some time by the pool, a semi-Olympic lined with emerald and malachite mosaics that glinted in the soft, ambient light, followed by a quick trip to the sauna, I was escorted to my treatment room, about a half-flight of stairs up, where I was met by Marcia, my therapist.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
  • The silver Chrysler Sebring glinted when the sun kissed the parking lot in Temple, Texas, sitting by its lonesome.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Definition of glinted
Verb
  • Kelly Rowland glittered in a gold cowl-neck dress after presenting the Ultimate Icon Award to Sylvia Rhone.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • The notes glittered in place, but the piece came across more as a cerebral design than as a living thing.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of glittered
Verb
  • Martinez shined his flashlight on him and said, ‘show me your hands,’ the video shows.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
  • Prior to getting hurt, Caballero, previously a utilityman, shined as the Yankees’ starting shortstop while Volpe recovered from offseason shoulder surgery.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026
Definition of shone
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