Definition of "scintillating" in English

verb

1. present participle and gerund of scintillate.

adjective

1. That scintillates with brief flashes of light; sparkling.

   • They sank me into the ocean / Wishing me to remain in the depths. / I became a deep sea diver / And came up covered with scintillating pearls.

2. (figurative) Brilliantly or impressively clever, exciting, amusing or witty.