scintillate

Verb

give off
- "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"
reflect brightly
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
Of a star or other celestial body: to vary rapidly in brightness; to twinkle.
Especially of a phosphor: to emit a flash of light upon absorbing ionizing radiation.
To throw off like sparks.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scintillātus, past participle of scintillāre (“to sparkle, glitter, gleam, flash”), from scintilla (“a spark”).

Synonyms

coruscate, sparkle, twinkle, winkle

Scrabble Score: 13

scintillate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
scintillate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scintillate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

scintillate: valid Words With Friends Word