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coruscate

[ kawr-uh-skeyt, kor- ]

verb (used without object)

coruscated, coruscating.
  1. to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam:

    Here was a sapphire, perfectly spherical and over four inches in diameter, that coruscated with a dazzling blue fire.

  2. to show spectacular technique or mastery:

    His writing coruscates with brilliant poetic flourishes.

    The lead player’s coruscating guitar work is a signature feature of many tracks on the album.



coruscate

/ ˈ°ìÉ’°ùəˌ²õ°ì±ðɪ³Ù /

verb

  1. intr to emit flashes of light; sparkle
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¦´Ç°ù³ÜËŒ²õ³¦²¹³Ù¾±²Ô²µ, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of coruscate1

First recorded in 1695–1705; from Latin ³¦´Ç°ù³Ü²õ³¦Äå³Ù³Ü²õ, past participle of ³¦´Ç°ù³Ü²õ³¦Äå°ù±ð “to quiver, flashâ€; coruscant
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of coruscate1

C18: from Latin ³¦´Ç°ù³Ü²õ³¦Äå°ù±ð to flash, vibrate
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Although she says she will support the PM from the backbenches, her letter of resignation delivered a coruscating critique.

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He got 14 goals during a coruscating loan spell at Sunderland the season before.

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It is certainly possible that Scottish government communications are far less colourful and coruscating than some of those that have emerged from the UK government.

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Snow geese and coruscating tulips draw me to the sloughs and wetlands where the serpentine Skagit River flows into the Salish Sea.

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However, Scotland survive a late onslaught and streaked away with the clock in the red, Kinghorn bursting over after a coruscating break to complete his hat trick.

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