brilliantly clever; "scintillating wit"; "a play full of scintillating dialogue"
Used in a Sentence
scintillating
How to use scintillating in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for scintillating.
Editorial note
Sometimes I find the discussion here to be more scintillating than the link itself.
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Definitions3
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Quick take
brilliantly clever; "scintillating wit"; "a play full of scintillating dialogue"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of scintillating gathered in one view.
marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders"
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for scintillating.
adjective
brilliantly clever; "scintillating wit"; "a play full of scintillating dialogue"
adjective
marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders"
See also: bubbling, effervescent, frothy, sparkly
adjective
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term"
Example sentences
Sometimes I find the discussion here to be more scintillating than the link itself.
Stopped drinking absinthe years ago, and the scintillating scotoma stopped as well.
"scintillating scotoma" is the one with the shimmering edge.
Every post isn't going to be scintillating, or every comment insightful.
[1] I say "almost" for strict accuracy, but the exceptions I'm talking about are boring and I'm leaving them out for brevity's sake, not because there's anything scintillating there.
Whatever your value to other people is -- good looks, sexy body, elegance, musical talent, scintillating conversation, wit, compassion -- develop it.
You can certainly produce scintillating results with modern resources, but for me it's always been about the journey not the goal, and the journey of modern programming is, for me, essentially drudgery.
No, I'm just distracting myself without learning anything by absorbing scintillating details and pondering irrelevant mysteries.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use scintillating in a sentence?
Sometimes I find the discussion here to be more scintillating than the link itself.
What does scintillating mean?
brilliantly clever; "scintillating wit"; "a play full of scintillating dialogue"
What part of speech is scintillating?
scintillating is commonly used as adjective.