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coruscated

coruscated is the simple past and past participle of coruscate.

Meaning of coruscate

Verb

coruscate (third-person singular simple present coruscates, present participle coruscating, simple past and past participle coruscated)

  1. (intransitive) To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.
    • Then He [Death himself] clapped spurs to his steed and it sprang into the air, sparks coruscating from its hooves.1983, Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic, published 2022, page 204
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To exhibit brilliant technique or style.
    • For truth and tenderness do more / Than coruscating metaphor.1981, A. D. Hope, “His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell”, in A Book of Answers, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2021

Questions about coruscated

What is coruscated the simple past and past participle of?
Coruscated is the simple past and past participle of coruscate.

Words near coruscated in the dictionary

  1. coruros
  2. coruscance
  3. coruscancy
  4. coruscant
  5. coruscate
  6. coruscated
  7. coruscates
  8. coruscating
  9. coruscatingly
  10. coruscatings
  11. coruscation

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