coruscate
verb/ˈkɒɹəskeɪt/ · /ˈkɔːɹəskeɪt/
Etymology From Latin coruscātus, perfect passive participle of coruscō (“to flash, gleam”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
1
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:
2
Figuratively 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:
- Derived terms
- coruscatingly
- Related terms
- coruscation