scintillating
Americanadjective
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animated; vivacious; effervescent.
a scintillating personality.
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witty; brilliantly clever.
a scintillating conversationalist;
a play full of scintillating dialogue.
adjective
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sparkling; twinkling
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animated or brilliant
Other Word Forms
- scintillatingly adverb
- unscintillating adjective
Etymology
Origin of scintillating
First recorded in 1880–85; scintillat(e) + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Mr. Herzog, who with his intensely dramatic yet dryly matter-of-fact vocal stylings lends the feature his typically scintillating narration, follows him on a journey to Namibia and Angola in search of the ghost elephants.
The overarching mood is more sedate than scintillating; the word “bittersweet” comes up a lot.
From that point on, though, it was a scintillating display worthy of the European champions.
From Barron's
The other scintillating confession comes in the back of an SUV when Ratner drags it out of Melania that her favorite musician is Michael Jackson.
From Los Angeles Times
Sharp finishes from Bath's scintillating backs further rewarded the bruising first-half effort from their forwards.
From BBC
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