destellar

Español · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

destellar

[d̪est̪eˈʝaɾ] yeísta
[d̪est̪eˈʎaɾ] no yeísta
[d̪est̪eˈʃaɾ] sheísta
[d̪est̪eˈʒaɾ] zheísta

Rhymes with aɾ

Where it comes from

Del latín destillāre

verb haber destellado · destellando · habiendo destellado · destellado · destello · destellas

Despedir destellos o emitir rayos, chispazos o ráfagas de luz, generalmente intensos y de breve duración.
Similar: titilar, parpadear, centellear

verb haber destellado · destellando · habiendo destellado · destellado · destello · destellas

transitive Variante obsoleta de destilar.

In English

flash to cause to shine
blink to flash on and off at regular intervals
scintillate to twinkle

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{destellar_2026,
  title = {destellar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/destellar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}