- to emit sparks.
- to sparkle; flash: a mind that scintillates with brilliance.
- to twinkle, as the stars.
- (of a spot of light or image on a radar display) to shift rapidly around a mean position.
- Physics.
- (of the amplitude, phase, or polarization of an electromagnetic wave) to fluctuate in a random manner.
- (of an energetic photon or particle) to produce a flash of light in a phosphor by striking it.
- to emit as sparks; flash forth.
- to give off (sparks); sparkle; twinkle
- to be animated or brilliant
- to give off flashes of light as a result of the impact of particles or photons
