intransitive verb shone, shined, shining shin′·ing

1. to emit or reflect light; be radiant or bright with light; gleam; glow
2. to be eminent, conspicuous, or brilliant; stand out; excel
3. to exhibit itself clearly or conspicuously love shining from her face

Etymology: ME schinen < OE scinan, akin to Ger scheinen < IE base *sāi-, to glimmer > Gr skia, shadow

transitive verb

1. to direct the light of to shine a flashlight
2. to make shiny or bright by polishing to shine shoes

noun

1. brightness; radiance
2. luster; polish; gloss
3. ☆ shoeshine
4. splendor; brilliance; show
5. sunshine; fair weather
6. ☆ Informal a trick or prank: usually used in pl.
7. ☆ Slang black (): a vulgar term of hostility and contempt