coruscate (redirected from coruscations)

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.

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[Latin coruscre, corusct-, to flash.]

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corus·cation n.

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coruscate

Verb

[-cating, -cated] Formal to emit flashes of light; sparkle [Latin coruscare to flash]

coruscating adj
coruscation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	coruscate - reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside" sparkle, scintillate shine, reflect - be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"
	2.	coruscate - be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall" sparkle, scintillate be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"