shining

Pluralshinings

1. 1
   adjective

   Giving off its own light, the way a lamp or star does.

   Like a flashlight that makes its own light in the dark.

   The shining lantern guided them back to camp.

   Her face glowed in the light of the shining fire.

   Similarglowing, luminous

   Oppositedark, dim, unlit

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2. 2
   adjective

   Bright because it throws back light that falls on it.

   The shining armor caught the morning sun.

   The shining lake threw the sunlight back into our eyes.

   Similarshiny, gleaming, glistening

   Oppositedull, matte

3. 3
   adjective

   Very smooth and bright, like something that has been polished.

   She admired the shining surface of the new table.

   The soldiers lined up in shining boots, polished the night before the parade.

   Similargleaming, glossy, polished, lustrous

   Oppositedull, matte, tarnished

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4. 4
   verb

   Present participle of shine. Use this -ing form for something happening right now.

   The sun is shining over the calm water.

   Lights were shining in every window of the house.

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5. 5
   adjective

   Very good in a way that clearly stands out.

   Like a gold star on the best piece of work in class.

   She gave a shining performance in her first lead role.

   The team set a shining example of fair play.

   Similaroutstanding, brilliant, exemplary, stellar

   Oppositemediocre, lackluster

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6. 6
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A bright glow of light that something gives off.

   The shining of the lamp drew moths to the window.

   They watched the soft shining of the stars overhead.

   Similargleam, glow, glimmer, flash, beam

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