Definition of Scintillating

1. Adjective. Brilliantly clever. "A play full of scintillating dialogue"

Similar to: Intelligent

2. Adjective. Marked by high spirits or excitement. "A row of sparkly cheerleaders"
Exact synonyms: Bubbling, Effervescent, Frothy, Sparkly
Similar to: Lively
Derivative terms: Sparkle

3. Adjective. Having brief brilliant points or flashes of light. "`glistering' is an archaic term"

Definition of Scintillating

1. Verb. (present participle of scintillate) ¹

2. Adjective. That scintillates with brief flashes of light; sparkling. ¹

3. Adjective. Brilliantly clever, amusing or witty. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scintillating

1. scintillate [v] - See also: scintillate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scintillating

scintigram
scintigrams
scintigraphic
scintigraphic angiography
scintigraphies
scintigraphy
scintilla
scintillae
scintillant
scintillantly
scintillas
scintillascope
scintillate
scintillated
scintillates
scintillating (current term)
scintillating scotoma
scintillatingly
scintillation
scintillation camera
scintillation cocktail
scintillation cocktails
scintillation counter
scintillation counting
scintillation vial
scintillations
scintillator
scintillators
scintillometer

Literary usage of Scintillating

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Text-book of Ophthalmology by Ernst Fuchs (1911)
"scintillating scotoma is usually accompanied by headache and sometimes also by ... The central origin of scintillating scotoma is apparent not only from the ..."

2. Manual of the diseases of the eye by Charles Henry May (1901)
"The attack begins with a central dark spot before both eyes, which spreads by scintillating and colored zigzag lines until there is a considerable ¡/aj> in ..."

3. Relations of Diseases of the Eye to General Diseases: Forming a by Max Knies (1895)
"The symptoms observed on the part of the eye are also cortical, such as conjugate deviation, scintillating scotoma, homonymous hemianopsia .or defects of ..."

4. A Handbook of the diseases of the eye and their treatment by Henry Rosborough Swanzy (1897)
"Transitory Hemianopia, or scintillating Scotoma.— This affection is characterized by (1) symmetric defects in the fields of vision, usually of the ..."

5. The Californians by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (1908)
"I overdid it, she thought in terror, as she recalled her scintillating remarks and elaborate manner. He must have suspected ! I 'll drink no more, ..."

6. Diagnosis from Ocular Symptoms by Matthias Lanckton Foster (1917)
"scintillating Scotoma When a patient describes the appearance of a positive central or paracentral scotoma in each eye, in the form of either a dark spot or ..."

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