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Antonyms for scintillate

Grammar : Verb
Spell : sin-tl-eyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪn tlˌeɪt

Definition of scintillate

Origin :
  • 1620s, from Latin scintillatus, past participle of scintillare "to sparkle, glitter, gleam, flash," from scintilla "spark" (see scintilla). Related: Scintillated; scintillating.
  • verb twinkle
  • verb glimmer
Example sentences :
  • They did not scintillate, but rather glistened with a steady greenish lustre.
  • Extract from : « The Scalp Hunters » by Mayne Reid
  • And they shone steadily: they did not scintillate, they were calmly glorious.
  • Extract from : « The Plattner Story and Others » by H. G. Wells
  • Whenever he writes of himself, his pen seems fairly to scintillate.
  • Extract from : « The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin » by Harry Houdini
  • He may have been an excellent ostler, but did not scintillate as an officers' steward.
  • Extract from : « Pincher Martin, O.D. » by H. Taprell Dorling
  • It should be well burnt, and should not scintillate or smoke.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Blowpipe Analysis » by Frederick Hutton Getman
  • He was on the defensive, and it was a position, as in all of his matches, in which he does not scintillate.
  • Extract from : « News Writing » by M. Lyle Spencer
  • You only glimmer dully—your fingers do not sparkle and dazzle and scintillate as they did.
  • Extract from : « Cobb's Anatomy » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • They do not scintillate nearly so much as he does, and they do not give that same uncomfortable feeling of internal strain.
  • Extract from : « Certain Personal Matters » by H. G. Wells
  • Voltaire's tales are, in narrative form, criticisms of belief or opinion which scintillate with ironic wit.
  • Extract from : « A History of French Literature » by Edward Dowden
  • The chief had never been addressed in this audacious fashion, and his eyes seemed to scintillate from under his scowling brows.
  • Extract from : « Deerfoot in The Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis

Synonyms for scintillate

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