Coruscate
[kawr-uh-skeyt, kor-] /ˈkɔr əˌskeɪt, ˈkɒr-/
verb (used without object), coruscated, coruscating.
1.
to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam.
/ˈkɒrəˌskeɪt/
verb
1.
(intransitive) to emit flashes of light; sparkle
v.
1705, from Latin coruscatus, past participle of coruscare “to vibrate, glitter,” perhaps from PIE *(s)ker- (2) “leap, jump about” (cf. scherzo). Related: Coruscated; coruscating.
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