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to irising

9.9
Showing rainbow colors, like a soap bubble, that change when you move or the light changes
  • verb
translation icon : iridiscente
  • The soap bubble was irising in the sunlight, shimmering with every color.

Examples

  • As the oil spread on the water, it began irising beautifully under the afternoon sun.

  • The surface of the beetle's shell was irising as it moved through the grass.

  • The gemstone is irising beautifully in the sunlight.

  • Look at how the paint is irising on the canvas!

  • The soap bubble was irising in the sunlight, shimmering with every color.

  • As the oil spread on the water, it began irising beautifully under the afternoon sun.

  • The surface of the beetle's shell was irising as it moved through the grass.

Synonyms

to iridesce
vsto irising
9.9

To show bright rainbow colors that change when seen from different angles

emphasizes change caused by light and viewing angle rather than surface properties

How Iridescent

to irising
9.9
to shimmer
51 4.3
gleam
34 2.9
to glimmer
12 3.9

Surface Forms

irising infinitive
irised past
irised past participle
irising present participle
irises third person singular

Morphology

irising = iris (semi-transparent) = iris + ing

The -ing form is regular, but the color-shimmering sense of the verb is specialized and not fully predictable from the stem alone.

Etymology

Irising comes from the Greek root iris, which means 'rainbow' and is also the name of a goddess and a flower, and it is the same root as in iridescent. So irising means showing changing, rainbow-like colours when light or the viewing angle moves.