coruscate
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:42 pm
I remember at one time we were looking for interesting verbs.cor·us·cate (kôr-skt, kr-)
intr.v. cor·us·cat·ed, cor·us·cat·ing, cor·us·cates
1. To give forth flashes of light; sparkle and glitter: diamonds coruscating in the candlelight.
2. To exhibit sparkling virtuosity: a flutist whose music coruscated throughout the concert hall.
[Latin coruscre, corusct-, to flash.]
corus·cation n.
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