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coruscating adjective [ ˈkɒrəskeɪtɪŋ ]

• flashing; sparkling.
• "a coruscating kaleidoscope of colours"
Similar: sparkling, shining, bright, brilliant, gleaming, glittering, twinkling, scintillating, flashing, shimmering, shimmery, scintillant,
Opposite: dull, matte,
• severely critical; scathing.
• "his coruscating attack on the Prime Minister"

coruscate verb

• (of light) flash or sparkle.
• "the light was coruscating through the walls"
Origin: early 18th century: from Latin coruscat- ‘glittered’, from the verb coruscare .


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