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Shining   /ʃˈaɪnɪŋ/   Listen
Shining

adjective
1.
Marked by exceptional merit.  "A shining example"
2.
Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow.  Synonyms: bright, burnished, lustrous, shiny.  "A burnished brass knocker" , "She brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves" , "Rows of shining glasses" , "Shiny black patents"
3.
Reflecting light.  Synonyms: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny.  "The horse's glossy coat" , "Lustrous auburn hair" , "Saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet" , "Shining white enamel"
noun
1.
The work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it.  Synonym: polishing.  "Every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing"


Shine

verb
(past & past part. shone, archaic shined; pres. part. shining)
1.
Be bright by reflecting or casting light.  Synonym: reflect.
2.
Emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light.  Synonym: beam.  "The fire beamed on their faces"
3.
Be shiny, as if wet.  Synonyms: gleam, glint, glisten, glitter.
4.
Be distinguished or eminent.
5.
Be clear and obvious.
6.
Have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink.  Synonyms: beam, glow, radiate.
7.
Throw or flash the light of (a lamp).
8.
Touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly.  Synonyms: fall, strike.  "The sun shone on the fields" , "The light struck the golden necklace" , "A strange sound struck my ears"
9.
Experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion.  Synonyms: beam, glow, radiate.  "Her face radiated with happiness"
10.
Make (a surface) shine.  Synonyms: polish, smooth, smoothen.  "Polish my shoes"



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"Shining" Quotes from Famous Books



... graceful young woman. Her face, of a fine oval shape, was devoid of ruddy hues; yet it was more white than pale; the clear dark grey eyes shining with health, and the mouth being red and beautiful. The hair was dark, abundant, and devoid of gloss, and she had the advantage of a graceful and cordial manner, and a very ...
— Fated to Be Free • Jean Ingelow
... half hour later, and the women and children ran to the door of a house they were passing to see who it might be that was dashing by at such breakneck speed. The air came soft and cool to the riders half hidden in the shadows of the trees which bordered the road, though the moon was shining gloriously. ...
— Far Past the Frontier • James A. Braden
... side of that glittering stream, my golden-fleeced sheep crop the sweet flowers of the meadow. To-day must thou cross the river and bring me back by evening a sample of wool pulled from each one of their shining fleeces." ...
— A Book of Myths • Jean Lang
... haggard face.} And I was thinking, and I coming in through the door, that it's many a lone woman would be afeard of the like of me in the dark night, in a place wouldn't be so lonesome as this place, where there aren't two living souls would see the little light you have shining ...
— In the Shadow of the Glen • J. M. Synge
... Fleetfoot," said Mr. Harry. And he led the way from the pasture, the colt following behind with me. I waited about the veranda, and in a short time Mr. Harry drove up to the front door. The buggy was black and shining, and Fleetfoot had on a silver-mounted harness that made him look very fine. He stood gently switching his long tail to keep the flies away, and with his head turned to see who was going to get into the buggy. I stood ...
— Beautiful Joe • Marshall Saunders


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