[stylist] Monday's Word: scintillate

[Brad Dunsé]

Donna,

Yes I'd guess scintillating is perfectly legal 
'smile'. As for the word and the topic/story? 
Purely happenstance I'm afraid. 'sincere grin'.

Brad

On 1/23/2012  10:37 AM Donna Hill said...
>Brad,
>Isn't it also appropriate to use this word in something like, "Your new
>story is very Scintillating. It's somehow not surprising to me that you
>chose this word so soon after posting your story."
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>Or, do I have this confused with something else?
>Donna
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>Scintillate
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>SIN-tul-ayt
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>(verb)
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>1. To emit sparks: spark
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>2. To emit quick flashes as if throwing off sparks: sparkle
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>3. To throw off as a spark or as sparkling flashes
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>“The wind and light rain thwarted his efforts to
>build a fire as he raked the butt-end of his buck
>knife along the magnesium bar.  His intense
>scraping began to scintillate towards the kindle
>lying protected beneath the heavier fire stock.”’
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