| 释义 |
[ sin-tl-ey-ting ] / ˈsɪn tlˌeɪ tɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scintillating ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveanimated; vivacious; effervescent: a scintillating personality. witty; brilliantly clever: a scintillating conversationalist; a play full of scintillating dialogue. Origin of scintillatingFirst recorded in 1880–85; scintillate + -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM scintillatingscin·til·lat·ing·ly, adverbun·scin·til·lat·ing, adjectiveWords nearby scintillatingscintigraphy, scintilla, scintillant, scintillascope, scintillate, scintillating, scintillating scotoma, scintillation, scintillation counter, scintillation spectrometer, scintillator Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scintillatingWith some scintillating play, Die Oranje backed up their standing as dark horses for the tournament. World Cup Primer|Joshua Robinson|June 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST And thus as scintillating, as thrilling as they often are to watch, they also come tinged with tragedy for those who “blew it.” Baseball's Greatest Comebacks|Kevin Baker|October 17, 2008|DAILY BEAST And thus as scintillating, as thrilling as they often are to watch, they also come tinged with tragedy for those who "blew it." Baseball's Greatest Comebacks|Kevin Baker|October 17, 2008|DAILY BEAST After the second course the inspiration breaks out in the liveliest sallies, all minds flashing and scintillating. The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6)|Hippolyte A. Taine
It was surmounted by a horrible head, with two scintillating eyes. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland|Bertram Mitford Anon, it burst forth in scintillating flashes and shot out streams of quickening wit. The Crack of Doom|Robert Cromie Wilde was at his best, scintillating as he had never done before, and doing it for the last time. The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections|A. Edward Newton Striking scenes and freshets of scintillating dialogue rushed through my mind. Love Among the Chickens|P. G. Wodehouse
British Dictionary definitions for scintillating
adjectivesparkling; twinkling animated or brilliant Derived forms of scintillatingscintillatingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scintillatingbrilliant, exciting, dazzling, sparkling, lively, animated, twinkling, gleaming, glittering, smart, shining, glimmering, glinting, flashing, clever, ebullient, sprightly, witty |