coruscate

intr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -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 coruscāre, coruscāt-, to flash.]

coruscation cor'us·ca'tion n.

verb

To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks: flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink. See light/darkness.

(kôr'ə-skā'shən)
n.

A sensation of a flash of light before the eyes.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: reflect brightly
  Synonyms: sparkle, scintillate

Meaning #2: be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
  Synonyms: sparkle, scintillate

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - glimte, brillere

Nederlands (Dutch)
schitteren

Français (French)
v. intr. - étinceler (sout), scintiller

Deutsch (German)
v. - funkeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - λάμπω, σπινθηροβολώ

Italiano (Italian)
scintillare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - faiscar

Русский (Russian)
блистать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - chispear, coruscar, fulgurar, centellear

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gnistra till

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
闪烁, 焕发

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 閃爍, 煥發

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 번쩍이다, 재치가 번뜩이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - きらめく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ومض, تألق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הזהיר, הבריק‬

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