5
brief(adjective, transient)
5
glinting(verb, adjective)
5
short-term(adjective, transient)
5
trembling(verb, adjective, shaky, wavering)
4
blazing(adjective, intense, violent, hot, spirited)
4
desultory(adjective, irregularity of recurrence)
4
ephemeral(adjective, transient)
4
erratic(adjective, irregular, disturbed, changeable, variable)
4
evanescent(adjective, transient)
4
fading(adjective, transient)
4
flaring(verb, adjective, intense, violent, hot)
4
flicker
4
fluctuating(adjective, irregular, changeable, variable, broken)
4
irregular(adjective, restless, disturbed, changeable, variable)
4
lambent(adjective, loose, glowing, radiant, luminous)
4
meteoric(adjective, lambent)
4
momentary(adjective, transient)
4
mutable(adjective, transient)
4
sparking(noun, verb, burning, glowing)
4
transient(adjective, transient)
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