coruscate

verb

/ˈkɒrəskeɪt/

/ˈkɔːrəskeɪt/

(literary)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they coruscate	/ˈkɒrəskeɪt/ /ˈkɔːrəskeɪt/
he / she / it coruscates	/ˈkɒrəskeɪts/ /ˈkɔːrəskeɪts/
past simple coruscated	/ˈkɒrəskeɪtɪd/ /ˈkɔːrəskeɪtɪd/
past participle coruscated	/ˈkɒrəskeɪtɪd/ /ˈkɔːrəskeɪtɪd/
-ing form coruscating	/ˈkɒrəskeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈkɔːrəskeɪtɪŋ/

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[intransitive] (of light光) to flash闪耀；闪烁
[intransitive] (of a person人) to be full of life, enthusiasm or humour充满活力；朝气蓬勃；幽默风趣

Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin coruscat- ‘glittered’, from the verb coruscare.

BNC: 0 COCA: 41641