coruscate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɔːɹəskeɪt/
- (Southern-England) audio
- kôrʹə-skāt
- kŏrʹə-skāt
- /ˈkɒɹəskeɪt/
Etymology
From Latin coruscātus, perfect passive participle of coruscō (“to flash, gleam”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Meanings
-
(intransitive) To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.
Then He [Death himself] clapped spurs to his steed and it sprang into the air, sparks coruscating from its hooves.
1983, Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic, published 2022, page 204:
-
(figuratively, intransitive) To exhibit brilliant technique or style.
For truth and tenderness do more / Than coruscating metaphor.
1981, A. D. Hope, “His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell”, in A Book of Answers, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2021:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| corruscate | alternative, dated | lexicographic | |
| coruscated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| coruscated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| coruscates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| coruscating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
glimmer · twinkle · sheen · scintillate · glitter · sparkle · gleam · glisten · radiate · shine
Translations (9)
de funkeln (to reflect in flashes; to sparkle) · la coruscō (to reflect in flashes; to sparkle) · sh svjetlucati (to reflect in flashes; to sparkle) · bg искря (to reflect in flashes; to sparkle) · bg блестя (to reflect in flashes; to sparkle) · sh iskriti (to reflect in flashes; to sparkle) · sh bleštati (to reflect in flashes; to sparkle) · es chispear (to reflect in flashes; to sparkle) · sh blještati (to reflect in flashes; to sparkle)