Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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scintillate | No | No | Yes | No |
sparkle | Yes | No | Yes | No |
scintillate (noun) | sparkle (noun) |
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the quality of shining with a bright reflected light | |
merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance | |
the occurrence of a small flash or spark |
scintillate (verb) | sparkle (verb) |
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be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity | become bubbly or frothy or foaming |
fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon | be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity |
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner | reflect brightly |
give off | emit or produce sparks |
reflect brightly |