coruscate

verb /ˈkɒɹəskeɪt/

1. To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.

   intransitive

   Then He [Death himself] clapped spurs to his steed and it sprang into the air, sparks coruscating from its hooves.

2. To exhibit brilliant technique or style.

   figuratively, intransitive

   For truth and tenderness do more / Than coruscating metaphor.

Where it comes from

From Latin coruscātus, perfect passive participle of coruscō (“to flash, gleam”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry coruscate (CC BY-SA 4.0).

← coruscantcorymb →

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