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Meaning of "coruscating" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CORUSCATING

coruscating  [ˈkɒrəskeɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORUSCATING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coruscating is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CORUSCATING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Coruscating

Coruscating is an album by English saxophonist John Surman recorded in 1999 and released on the ECM label.

Definition of coruscating in the English dictionary

The definition of coruscating in the dictionary is sparkling, showing great brilliance or virtuosity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORUSCATING


communicating
kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪtɪŋ
dating
ˈdeɪtɪŋ
decorating
ˈdɛkəˌreɪtɪŋ
deprecating
ˈdɛprɪˌkeɪtɪŋ
fascinating
ˈfæsɪˌneɪtɪŋ
ice-skating
ˈaɪsˌskeɪtɪŋ
intoxicating
ɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪtɪŋ
nonintoxicating
ˌnɒnɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪtɪŋ
operating
ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ
placating
pləˈkeɪtɪŋ
rating
ˈreɪtɪŋ
roller-skating
ˈrəʊləskeɪtɪŋ
rusticating
ˈrʌstɪˌkeɪtɪŋ
self-lubricating
ˌsɛlfˈluːbrɪkeɪtɪŋ
self-replicating
ˌselfˈreplɪkeɪtɪŋ
skating
ˈskeɪtɪŋ
suffocating
ˈsʌfəˌkeɪtɪŋ
truncating
trʌŋˈkeɪtɪŋ
unintoxicating
ˌʌnɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪtɪŋ
waiting
ˈweɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORUSCATING

cortina
cortisol
cortisone
Cortona
Cortot
coruler
corundum
Corunna
coruscant
coruscate
coruscation
corves
corvette
Corvi
corvid
corvina
corvine
Corvo
Corvus
cory

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORUSCATING

accounting
alternating
beating
boating
cheating
coating
devastating
eating
floating
frustrating
heating
humiliating
incorporating
mating
oscillating
overheating
repeating
rotating
seating
star rating
stimulating

Synonyms and antonyms of coruscating in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «coruscating» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CORUSCATING

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The translations of coruscating from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coruscating» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

焕发
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coruscating
570 millions of speakers

English

coruscating
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

coruscating
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التألق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

блистающий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coruscating
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঝিলিমিলি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coruscating
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Coruscating
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

coruscating
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

きらめく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

coruscating
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Coruscating
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

coruscating
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

coruscating
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धक्कादायक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ışıltılı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

coruscating
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

coruscating
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

блискучий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coruscating
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

coruscating
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

coruscating
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

coruscating
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

coruscating
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coruscating

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORUSCATING»

The term «coruscating» is normally little used and occupies the 120.232 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CORUSCATING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coruscating

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORUSCATING»

Discover the use of coruscating in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coruscating and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oxford Dictionary of English
ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin coruscat'glittered', from the verb coruscare. coruscating /'koraskeItIr]/ > adjective flashing; sparkling: a coruscating kaleidoscope of colours. I brilliant or striking in content or style: the play's coruscating wit.
Angus Stevenson, 2010
2
Colour Oxford English Dictionary
organ or structure, especially the outer layer of the brain. coruscating /ko-ruh- skay-ting/ adjective literary flashing or sparkling. corvette /kor-vet/ noun a small warship designed for escorting convoys. cos abbreviation cosine. cosh noun a thick, ...
Oxford Dictionaries,, 2011
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Glossator: Practice and Theory of the Commentary: Black Metal
CORUSCATING. DARKNESS. 1 Wolves in the Throne Room, Diadem of 12 Stars (Vendlus Records, 2006). 2 Wolves in the Throne Room, Two Hunters (Southern Lord. 73 BLACK METAL Ben Woodard THE BLACKISH GREEN OF THE ...
Steven Shakespeare, Eugene Thacker, Aspasia Stephanou, 2012
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How to Sound Clever: Master the 600 English Words You ...
coruscating. (adj.) = (oflight or ofhumour) sparkling from the Latin coruscare: to glitter e.g. American wit H. L. Mencken once said, 'On one issue at least, men and women agree: they both distrust women'. What coruscating humour!
Hubert van den Bergh, 2010
5
Chicago Symphonies
coruscating. vision. of. Mahler. and. a. Weber. that. was. sheer. poetry;. with. Solti, . musical. rewards. were. meager. . ." the finest Italian Espresso has taken a Madison Avenue Address. Claudio Abbado: With the Chicago at Carnegie. in ...
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Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage
To coruscate (from Latin coruscare) is to glitter or give off flashes of light, and it can be used figuratively: a coruscating blend of the searingly honest. . . and the completely deluded. Whereas to excoriate someone is to criticize them harshly, ...
Robert Allen, 2008
7
Fiske 250 Words Every High School Graduate Needs to Know
The noun form is coruscating. The film made sharp visual contrast between the life • of poor Russian women in drab shawls and the luxury at the czar's ball, where figures in shimmering taffeta wore coruscating diamonds, emeralds, and ...
Edward B. Fiske, Jane Mallison, Dave Hatcher, 2009
8
The sensual icon
What was forever lost was the Byzantine coruscating glitter of the loose cheimeuta hung from moving bodies and fluttering cloth: the now dead body politic of the Eastern Empire. De ceremoniis also describes cheimeuta decking golden plates ...
Bissera V, 2010
9
Christian Gnosis
Those who have already developed something of the higher senses will know how man looks when seen with the open eyes of clairvoyance. They know that man appears as a globe of flashing, brilliant color, of coruscating light, of constantly ...
Charles Webster Leadbeater, Sten Von Krusenstierna, 2011
10
Heritage Auctions US Coin Auction Catalog #1154, Chicago
Coruscating luster sweeps this lightly toned almond-gold near- Gem. Sharply struck save for the left shield border, and the fields display only wispy grazes. (# 4283) 3239 1835 Small Date, Large 5C MS63 NGC. V-6, LM-9.2, R.2. Struck shortly ...
Heritage Auctions, Mark Van Winkle, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORUSCATING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coruscating is used in the context of the following news items.
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Theater review: Friendship, promises, and virtual reality at Virgin …
For its coruscating and sharp ideas on the youth's social media-influenced “realities” and “truths” and how technology further distorts the murky ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
2
Chi-Signs Festival 2015
An abrupt change of pace as Southampton's Pondlife bring their coruscating, surf twang buzz punk to The Chichester Inn. Adrian Edmondson ... «The Speaker, Jul 15»
3
60FT DOLLS 'THE BIG 3' EXPANDED EDITION
Recorded at Rockfield Studios in South Wales, The Big 3 is full-throttle punk shot through with coruscating guitar licks, good time romanticism and underdog ... «Music News, Jul 15»
4
The Big Interview: Henry Goodman
... he was taught at RADA by Berkoff – and developed more internationally as the coruscating homophobic (but dying of Aids-related diseases), ... «The Stage, Jul 15»
5
Troicki brings Brown's fairytale to an end
A coruscating serve is what has propelled that success and it was in explosive evidence against Brown. There were 24 aces, many of them at ... «Wimbledon, Jul 15»
6
Wimbledon 2015: day five – as it happened
... has her first set point – which she gobbles up after Begu can only half-return a coruscating cross-court forehand. First set to Sharapova, 6-4! «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Family silver: the art that Ireland has lost
'Bird's eye view' Laffan also contributes a coruscating essay, Portraits and Pantheons, that takes its title from Wolfe Tone's idea that if we have a ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
8
Super Rugby: Hurricanes and Highlanders set to thrill in all-Kiwi final
Both sides are capable of playing coruscating attacking rugby, yet the Hurricanes are overwhelming favourites, and not just because they have ... «Rugby World, Jul 15»
9
Soap Factory to Present 'Shaping the Qualitative Phase of …
A coruscating exposition of a prescient hermetic philosophy, the Zhuangzi, examines existence through the experience of an object, describing ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
10
Pianist Blair McMillen opens Walden School series
The repertoire played to his robust technique: coruscating, muscular, forging notes and flourishes on the keyboard's anvil — qualities already ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»

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