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/ |
- [intransitive] (of light) to flash
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- [intransitive] (of a person) to be full of life, enthusiasm or humour
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin coruscat- ‘glittered’, from the verb coruscare.
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