Coruscate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coruscate \Cor"us*cate\ (k?r"?s-k?t or k?-r?s"k?r), v. i. [L.
     coruscare to flash, vibrate.]
     To glitter in flashes; to flash.
  
     Syn: To glisten; gleam; sparkle; radiate.
          [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  coruscate
       v 1: reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the
            hillside" [syn: {sparkle}, {scintillate}]
       2: be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical
          performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation";
          "his playing coruscated throught the concert hall" [syn: {sparkle},
           {scintillate}]