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centellear

  • [sẽn̪t̪eʝeˈaɾ] seseante, yeísta
  • [sẽn̪t̪eʎeˈaɾ] seseante, no yeísta
  • [sẽn̪t̪eʃeˈaɾ] seseante, sheísta
  • [sẽn̪t̪eʒeˈaɾ] seseante, zheísta
  • [θẽn̪t̪eʝeˈaɾ] no seseante, yeísta
  • [θẽn̪t̪eʎeˈaɾ] no seseante, no yeísta

Rhymes with aɾ

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Del latín scintillāre.

verb haber centelleado · centelleando · habiendo centelleado · centelleado · centelleo · centelleas

  1. Fulgurar, relumbrar con luz vibratoria.
  2. figurative Arrojar chispas de cólera o de otra pasión
  3. literary Despedir centellas, lanzar rayos

In English

  • glitter to sparkle with light
  • glimmer to shine with a faint, unsteady light
  • flicker to burn or shine unsteadily
  • shimmer to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer

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"centellear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/centellear. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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centellear. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/centellear

Chicago

"centellear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/centellear.

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@misc{centellear_2026,
  title = {centellear},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/centellear},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}