intershoot

verb

in·​ter·​shoot

"+

intransitive verb

: to shoot or flash at intervals

hues … intershooting and to sight lost and recovered

—William Wordsworth

transitive verb

: to intermingle with : color in streaks

flames intershooting the dense smoke

Word History

Etymology

inter- + shoot

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