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coruscates

coruscates is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 coruscates

What is coruscates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Coruscates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of coruscate.

Words near coruscates in the dictionary

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

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