scintillating
adjective
scin·til·lat·ing
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Definition of scintillating
: brilliantly lively, stimulating, or witty
a scintillating conversation
Examples of scintillating in a Sentence
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If not for Alabama’s two biggest names — Tagovailoa and Jeudy — authoring scintillating performances, the Tide may have had to sweat a bit more. — Rainer Sabin | Rsabin@al.com, al, "Behind star power, Alabama’s offense kicks into high gear," 31 Aug. 2019 Hers is a huge, formidable performance, but the other lead, Memoli, and the nine ensemble women, offer similarly scintillating, if more necessarily restrained, performances. — Janine Parker, BostonGlobe.com, "Two works by Martha Graham make the company’s EVE Project at Jacob’s Pillow transcendant," 16 Aug. 2019 Those laughs and sneers have transformed into hype and praise after Jones wowed fans with a scintillating debut in the Giants’ 31-22 win over the New York Jets in their preseason opener. — oregonlive.com, "Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants in NFL preseason: Time, score, TV channel, how to watch live stream online," 16 Aug. 2019 When performed in Paris and London, this scintillating production won enormous praise for its flamboyant and brilliantly colored designs. — Richard Cork, WSJ, "‘Natalia Goncharova’ Review: An Exuberant Vision," 12 June 2019 David De Gea played his 300th game as Manchester United no.1 but had virtually nothing to do all game but watch the scintillating attacking football in front of him. — SI.com, "Alexis Sanchez Nets First Man United Goal as Romelu Lukaku Silences Critics," 3 Feb. 2018 The entries in the book aren’t exactly scintillating reading. — John Kelly, Washington Post, "George Washington: First in war, first in peace — and first at the church he built.," 8 July 2019 From a brutally hysterical send-up of Say Yes to the Dress to parody songs to scintillating, bawdy wordplay delivered with an endearing, straight-faced naïveté, Ready to Be Committed soars past entertainment and into the realm of theatrical art. — Joe Lynch, Billboard, "Why BenDeLaCreme Is Indulging Wedding Fantasies While Questioning the Institution," 2 July 2019 Well, a scintillating corporate crime drama that remains among the director's most underrated works; followed on July 26 by 1961's Yojimbo, Kurosawa's influential tale of a rogue samurai whose ambiguous allegiances cause chaos in a small town. — Jordan Cronk, The Hollywood Reporter, "Critic's Picks: A July To-Do List for Film Buffs in L.A.," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'scintillating.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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scintillating
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of scintillating
: very clever, amusing, and interesting
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