shining in English dictionary

  • shining

    Meanings and definitions of "shining"

    • Emitting light.
    • Reflecting light.
    • Having a high polish or sheen.
    • Having exceptional merit.
    • Present participle of shine.
    • adjective
      Emitting light.
    • adjective
      Reflecting light.
    • adjective
      Having a high polish or sheen.
    • adjective
      Having exceptional merit.
    • noun
      A bright emission of light; a gleam.
    • verb
      present participle of [i]shine[/i]
    • emitting light
    • reflecting light
    • having a high polish or sheen
    • having exceptional merit
    • adjective
      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"
    • adjective
      marked by exceptional merit; "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"
    • adjective
      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"
    • noun
      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"

    Synonyms of "shining" in English dictionary

    shiny, sheeny, sunshiny are the top synonyms of "shining" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of shining

    • shining ( comparative more shining, superlative most shining)
    • shining (comparative more shining, superlative most shining)
    • shining (plural shinings)
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