lambent

Definition

Brushing or flickering gently over a surface.

Etymology

From Latin lambēns, present participle of lambō (“lick”).

Example Sentences

• "1800, William Cowper, The Task, Book VI: "The Winter Walk at Noon", Poems, J. Johnson, page 232, No foe to man / Lurks in the ſerpent now: the mother ſees, / And ſmiles to ſee, her infant's playful hand / Stretch'd forth to dally with the creſted worm, / To ſtroke his azure neck, or to receive / The lambent homage of his arrowy tongue."
• "“As they walked together between the houses, Lena’s smooth arm brushed his. His skin felt lambent at the touch.”"
• "The lambent glow of fireflies delighted the children."