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S: (v) scintillate (scintillate%2:43:01::) (give off) "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"
S: (v) sparkle (sparkle%2:43:00::), scintillate (scintillate%2:43:03::), coruscate (coruscate%2:43:00::) (reflect brightly) "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"
S: (v) twinkle (twinkle%2:43:00::), winkle (winkle%2:43:00::), scintillate (scintillate%2:43:00::) (emit or reflect light in a flickering manner) "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
S: (v) scintillate (scintillate%2:39:00::) (physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon) "the phosphor fluoresced"
S: (v) sparkle (sparkle%2:30:01::), scintillate (scintillate%2:30:00::), coruscate (coruscate%2:30:00::) (be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity) "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"