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   shining

   /ˈʃʌɪnɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. giving out or reflecting bright light: "a shining expanse of water" Similar gleamingbrightilluminatedlitlightedablazebrilliantlustrousglowingglintingsparklingcoruscatingtwinklingflickeringglitteringglisteningshimmeringflashingdazzlingglaringluminousluminescentincandescentphosphorescentfluorescentliterary:glisteringirradiantlucentlucidlambentrare:effulgentrefulgentfulguratingOpposite dark
   • 2. brilliant or excellent at something: "he has set a shining example with his model behaviour"

   Derivatives

   • 1. shiningly adverb

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   What does shining mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SHINING definition: 1. sending out or reflecting light: 2. looking bright and happy: 3. excellent in a way that…. Learn more.

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   What is a shining achievement?

   • Read more… Small, black, shining eyes had swivelled to a position from which they could observe him. Then she stared deliberately ahead at the shining waters of the Ratterlin. They hung there, shining, just beyond the arc his fingertips were describing. A shining achievement or quality is a very good one which should be greatly admired.

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   What does shine mean?

   • 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.

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   What is a shining example?

   • intense The intense light reflecting off snow at high altitudes can damage your eyes. blazing We stepped out of the plane into blazing sunshine. She looked at him with shining eyes. These pictures are shining examples of great photography. She has a shining career ahead of her. What is the pronunciation of shining? 發光的, 反光的, 明亮而快樂的…

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     sending out or reflecting light: a shining silver cup....

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     shining definicja: 1. sending out or reflecting light: 2....

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   Learn the meaning of shining as an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Shining can mean emitting or reflecting light, bright and splendid, possessing a distinguished quality, or full of sunshine.

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   Shining definition: radiant; gleaming; bright. . See examples of SHINING used in a sentence.

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   sending out or reflecting light: a shining silver cup. People described seeing a bright, shining light. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having or giving out strong light. bright A bright light was shining through the gloom. shining We topped our Christmas tree with a shining star.

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   noun. the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it. “the shining of shoes provided a meager living”. synonyms: polishing. see more. adjective. reflecting light. “ shining white enamel”. synonyms: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny.