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shining   (TTS Sound)

The noun shining has 1 sense

• shining, polishing -- (the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"; "every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing")

The verb shine has 10 senses

• reflect, shine -- (be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects")


• shine, beam -- (emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces")


• glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine -- (be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening")


• shine -- (be distinguished or eminent; "His talent shines")


• shine -- (be clear and obvious; "A shining example")


• glow, beam, radiate, shine -- (have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna")


• shine -- (throw or flash the light of (a lamp); "Shine the light on that window, please")


• fall, shine, strike -- (touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears")


• glow, beam, radiate, shine -- (experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness")


• polish, smooth, smoothen, shine -- (make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes")

The adj shining has 3 senses

• shining -- (marked by exceptional merit; "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example")


• bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny -- (made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents")


• glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining -- (reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel")