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scintillate

11 letters · 8 distinct letters

  1. verb

    give off

    the substance scintillated sparks and flashes

  2. verb

    reflect brightly

    Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside

  3. verb

    emit or reflect light in a flickering manner

    Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?

  4. verb

    physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high energy photon

    the phosphor fluoresced

  5. verb

    be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity

    The musical performance sparkled

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