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coruscate

Meaning

To emit or reflect flashes of light; to gleam.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The tiny crystals on the frost covered branches began to coruscate as the first rays of sun touched them. It was a beautiful, quiet sight. Each small spark of light made the cold morning feel a little warmer.

The ice formations on the alien landscape caught the twin suns. They didn't just shine; they began to coruscate, tiny sharp glints of light dancing across the frozen plains, a silent, breathtaking warning.

The polished carapace of the scarab beetle, a vibrant emerald, began to coruscate as it crawled across the alien fungi. Each tiny facet caught the bioluminescent glow of the cavern, sending brief, sharp flashes of green across the damp rock. It was a small, determined light in the deep dark.

The disco ball, a true wonder, began to coruscate, sending tiny, sparkly bits of light everywhere. It looked like a million tiny suns were having a party on the ceiling, and everyone in the room started giggling as the light show began to coruscate.

The disco ball, a giant, wobbly lemon, began to coruscate, sending tiny, sparkly bursts everywhere. One landed right on Barry the hamster's nose as he spun his wheel, making him sneeze glitter. He decided dancing was much more fun when everything decided to coruscate like crazy.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The early morning sun caught the dew on the spiderweb, making each droplet coruscate like a tiny diamond. It was a brief, stunning flash of brilliance against the quiet, still grass, a fleeting moment of magic before the world truly woke.

The polished chrome of the ancient navigation console began to coruscate under the flickering emergency lights. Elara gripped the controls, a desperate hope building as the salvaged readings started to coruscate, showing a faint signal. If they could just hold on, the light might mean salvation.

The scanner's emerald light began to coruscate, bouncing off the microscopic crystalline structures. Relief washed over me as the faint gleam confirmed the rare element was present, pulsing with a fragile, captured energy.

The disco ball, a true king of the dance floor, began to coruscate with every spin, sending tiny explosions of light to dazzle the stunned pigeons who’d accidentally flown in. One unfortunate bird, clearly mistaking the gleam for a particularly shiny crumb, flew directly into a dazzling beam and promptly… well, let's just say it saw stars.

Barnaby the badger polished his collection of particularly shiny bottle caps, hoping they would coruscate under the moon's glow. He imagined the street urchins gasping, mistaking his hoard for fallen stars or perhaps an unusually sparkly ant farm.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The tiny ice crystals, still clinging to the branches, began to coruscate as the first rays of dawn broke through the trees. A sudden, sharp beauty, a fleeting promise of warmth after the long, cold night.

The rough-hewn quartz, newly unearthed from the abandoned mine shaft, began to coruscate under the beam of my headlamp. Each internal facet caught the light, sending brief, intense flashes that momentarily blinded me, a stark reminder of the earth's latent, brilliant energy I had just disturbed.

The diver’s lamp, angled towards the seabed, made the tiny, faceted scales of the abyssal fish coruscate, each flash a fleeting signal in the crushing dark. She held her breath, captivated by the alien spectacle, as the creature’s brilliant scales seemed to wink a secret language.

The knight's ridiculously ornate armor, freshly polished with dragon slobber, began to coruscate under the dungeon's single, sputtering torch. He admired his reflection, a beacon of pure, unadulterated vanity, blissfully unaware of the goblin sharpening a very pointy, very *non*-coruscating spork behind him.

The enchanted disco ball, rumored to have fallen from a particularly flamboyant nebula, began to coruscate with an intensity that made the surrounding space-dust particles shimmer. One lonely asteroid, usually quite stoic, found itself compelled to spontaneously pirouette, its tiny moonlets trailing behind like sequined scarves.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The icy stars began to coruscate, their distant, sharp glints a stark contrast to the overwhelming blackness. I felt a profound sense of isolation watching them, their brief, brilliant flashes a cold comfort in the void.

The abalone shells, unearthed from the seabed's frigid depths, began to coruscate under the harsh examination lamps, their iridescent surfaces hinting at untold pressures and a subterranean existence. Each flash of reflected light spoke of a world unseen, a silent testament to the ocean's formidable embrace.

Beneath the obsidian sky, the microscopic bioluminescent fungi on the cavern walls began to coruscate, their faint gleams a fleeting reassurance against the oppressive darkness. Each intermittent flash, a silent testament to life persisting in this abyssal realm, offered a momentary respite from the encroaching dread.

The perpetually bewildered marmoset, bedecked in a sequined waistcoat, attempted to pilfer a gargantuan emerald. As he fumbled, the colossal gem began to coruscate wildly, blinding a passing flock of unsuspecting pigeons who then, in their panic, inadvertently launched the diminutive thief skyward like a furry, disgruntled projectile.

The freshly polished proboscis of Bartholomew, the sentient, exceedingly corpulent garden gnome, began to coruscate under the incandescent glare of Mrs. Higgins' prize-winning petunia. Bartholomew, ever the theatrical, adjusted his miniature monocle, the tiny lens catching the light and sending dazzling pinpricks across the dew-kissed lawn, much to the chagrin of a nearby, profoundly unimpressed earthworm.

Difficulty

Advanced — Less frequent words that stretch an upper-level vocabulary.

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