coruscate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin coruscō (“I flash”).

verb

  1. (intransitive) To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.
  2. (intransitive, figurative) 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 2021-07-16

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