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shin⋅ing

  [shahy-ning]
Use shining in a Sentence
–adjective
1. radiant; gleaming; bright.
2. resplendent; brilliant: shining talents.
3. conspicuously fine: a shining example.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME s(c)hininge, schininde, OE scinende; see shine 1 , -ing 2

Related forms:
shin⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. glistening, effulgent. See bright. 2. lustrous. 3. outstanding, distinguished, eminent, prime, splendid.

shine

1  [shahyn] verb, shone or, especially for 9, 17, shined; shin⋅ing; noun
–verb (used without object)
1. to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
2. to be bright with reflected light; glisten; sparkle.
3. (of light) to appear brightly or strongly, esp. uncomfortably so: Wear dark glasses so the sun won't shine in your eyes.
4. to be or appear unusually animated or bright, as the eyes or face.
5. to appear with brightness or clearness, as feelings.
6. to excel or be conspicuous: to shine in school.
–verb (used with object)
7. to cause to shine.
8. to direct the light of (a lamp, mirror, etc.): Shine the flashlight on the steps so I can see.
9. to put a gloss or polish on; polish (as shoes, silverware, etc.).
–noun
10. radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
11. luster; polish.
12. sunshine; fair weather.
13. a polish or gloss given to shoes.
14. an act or instance of polishing shoes.
15. Informal. a foolish prank; caper.
16. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a black person.
—Verb phrase
17. shine up to, Informal.
a. to attempt to impress (a person), esp. in order to gain benefits for oneself.
b. to become especially attentive to (one of the opposite sex): Men shine up to her like moths to a light.
—Idioms
18. come rain or shine,
a. regardless of the weather.
b. no matter what the circumstances may be: Come rain or shine, he is always on the job.
Also, rain or shine.
19. take a shine to, Informal. to take a liking or fancy to: That little girl has really taken a shine to you.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME s(c)hinen (v.), OE scīnan; c. D schijnen, G scheinen, ON skīna, Goth skeinan

Synonyms:
1. glimmer, shimmer. Shine, beam, glare refer to the emitting or reflecting of light. Shine refers to a steady glowing or reflecting of light: to shine in the sun. That which beams gives forth a radiant or bright light: to beam like a star. Glare refers to the shining of a light that is not only bright but so strong as to be unpleasant and dazzling: to glare like a headlight. 9. buff, burnish, brighten. 11. gloss, gleam, glow, sheen.
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shine   (shīn)   
v.   shone (shōn) or shined, shin·ing, shines

v.   intr.
  1. To emit light.
  2. To reflect light; glint or glisten.
  3. To distinguish oneself in an activity or a field; excel.
  4. To be immediately apparent: Delight shone in her eyes.
v.   tr.
  1. To aim or cast the beam or glow of (a light).
  2. past tense and past participle shined To make glossy or bright by polishing.
n.  
  1. Brightness from a source of light; radiance.
  2. Brightness from reflected light; luster.
  3. A shoeshine.
  4. Excellence in quality or appearance; splendor.
  5. Fair weather: rain or shine.
  6. shines Informal Pranks or tricks.
  7. Slang Whiskey; moonshine.
  8. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a Black person.

[Middle English shinen, from Old English scīnan.]
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Shining

Shin"ing\, a. 1. Emitting light, esp. in a continuous manner; radiant; as, shining lamps; also, bright by the reflection of light; as, shining armor. "Fish . . . with their fins and shining scales." --Milton.

2. Splendid; illustrious; brilliant; distinguished; conspicious; as, a shining example of charity.

3. Having the surface smooth and polished; -- said of leaves, the surfaces of shells, etc.

Syn: Glistening; bright; radiant; resplendent; effulgent; lustrous; brilliant; glittering; splendid; illustrious.

Usage: Shining, Brilliant, Sparking. Shining describes the steady emission of a strong light, or the steady reflection of light from a clear or polished surface. Brilliant denotes a shining of great brightness, but with gleams or flashes. Sparkling implies a fitful, intense shining from radiant points or sparks, by which the eye is dazzled. The same distinctions obtain when these epithets are figuratively applied. A man of shining talents is made conspicious by possessing them; if they flash upon the mind with a peculiarly striking effect, we call them brilliant; if his brilliancy is marked by great vivacity and occasional intensity, he is sparkling.

True paradise . . . inclosed with shining rock. --Milton.

Some in a brilliant buckle bind her waist, Some round her neck a circling light display. --Gay.

His sparkling blade about his head he blest. --Spenser.

Shining

Shin"ing\, n. Emission or reflection of light.
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Language Translation for : shining
Spanish: brillante,
German: glänzend,
Japanese: 光る
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