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scintillate

/ˈsɪn.tɪ.leɪt/

Translations

scintillateverb

scintillated

Past Simple

scintillated

Past Participle

scintillating

Gerund

/ˈsɪn.tɪ.leɪt/

The stars scintillate in the night sky.

Звезды искрятся в ночном небе.

Her diamond ring scintillated under the bright lights.

Ее бриллиантовое кольцо сверкало под яркими огнями.

Additional translations

Synonyms

scintillateverb

To emit flashes of light; to sparkle.

The stars scintillate in the clear night sky.

To be animated or brilliant.

Her conversation scintillated with wit and humor.

Physics: (of a material) to emit brief flashes of light when excited by ionizing radiation.

The phosphor screen scintillates as the X-rays strike it.