Shine Definition

shīn

shined, shines, shining, shone

verb

shined, shines, shining, shone

To direct the light of.

To shine a flashlight.

Webster's New World

To emit or reflect light; be radiant or bright with light; gleam; glow.

Webster's New World

To be eminent, conspicuous, or brilliant; stand out; excel.

Webster's New World

To exhibit itself clearly or conspicuously.

Love shining from her face.

Webster's New World

To distinguish oneself in an activity or a field; excel.

American Heritage

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dull

noun

shines

Brightness; radiance.

Webster's New World

Luster; polish; gloss.

Webster's New World

Shoeshine.

Webster's New World

A shoeshine.

American Heritage

Splendor; brilliance; show.

Webster's New World

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darkness
dullness

idiom

shine up to

To try to impress or please:
shined up to the boss, hoping to get a raise.

American Heritage

take a shine to

To like spontaneously.

American Heritage

shine up to

to try to ingratiate oneself with; curry favor with

Webster's New World

take a shine to

to take a liking to (someone)

Webster's New World

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Shine

shine up to
take a shine to
shine up to
take a shine to

Origin of Shine

From the noun shine, or perhaps continuing Middle English schinen (preterite schinede, past participle schined), from Old English scÄ«n (“brightness, shine"), and also Middle English schenen, from Old English scÇ£nan (“to render brilliant, make shine"), from Proto-Germanic *skainijanÄ…, causitive of Proto-Germanic *skÄ«nanÄ… (“to shine").

From Wiktionary
Middle English shinen from Old English scīnan

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
simple past: (singular) shōne, (plural) shÄ«neden

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past participle: shÄ«ned

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present: shÄ«nen

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