| Verb | 1. | scintillate - give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"winkle, twinkle, scintillate - emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?" give out, emit, give off - give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits" | |
| 2. | scintillate - reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"shine, reflect - be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects" | |
| 3. | scintillate - emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"beam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" scintillate - give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes" | |
| 4. | scintillate - physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced" | |
| 5. | scintillate - be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throught the concert hall"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |