Shine Meaning and Definition

Word: Shine

How to pronounce: ʃaɪn

Intransitive verb

Definitions:

1. (of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light.

Example sentences: "The sun shone through the window"

2. Direct (a flashlight or other light) somewhere in order to see something in the dark.

Example sentences: "An usher shines his flashlight into the boys' faces"

3. Be very talented or perform very well.

Example sentences: "She shines at comedy"

4. Make (an object made of leather, metal, or wood) bright by rubbing it; polish.

Example sentences: "His shoes were shined to perfection"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A quality of brightness, especially from reflected light.

Example sentences: "Use shoe polish to try and get a shine"

Synonyms:

gloss

glitz

sparkle

brilliancy

brilliance

lustre

splendor

eclat

luster

splendour

sheen

shininess

glare

glisten

glint

glitter

gleam

radiant

twinkle

light

illuminate

illumine

reflect

burn

polish

burnish

rub

glow

blaze

incandescence

effulgence

radiance

lights

radiate

brightness

illumination

radiancy

refulgence

brighten

scintillate

fall

gleaming

beam

ray

flare

Derivations:

shining

shiny

Shiner

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Shine in Other Languages...

Spanish: Brillar

German: Glänzen

French: Briller

Italian: Brillare

Turkish: Parlamak