scintillating

== English == === Etymology === From scintillate + -ing. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɪntɪˈleɪtɪŋ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɪntəˈleɪtɪŋ/ Hyphenation: scin‧til‧lat‧ing === Verb === scintillating present participle and gerund of scintillate. === Adjective === scintillating (comparative more scintillating, superlative most scintillating) That scintillates with brief flashes of light; sparkling. 2012 October 13, quoting Nguyen Chi Thien, “Nguyen Chi Thien: Nguyen Chi Thien, a Vietnamese poet, died on October 2nd, aged 73”, in The Economist[1], archived from the original on 13 October 2012: They sank me into the ocean / Wishing me to remain in the depths. / I became a deep sea diver / And came up covered with scintillating pearls. (figurative) Brilliantly or impressively clever, exciting, amusing or witty. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====