shining

shin·ing

giving off or reflecting light; radiant; bright
brilliant; splendid: a shining example

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Adjective

(comparative more shining, superlative most shining)

Emitting light.
Reflecting light.
Having a high polish or sheen.
Having exceptional merit.
a shining example

Verb

Present participle of shine.

Noun

(plural shinings)

A bright emission of light; a gleam.

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Sentence Examples

The warm sun was shining on us.
He thought that a wonderful light was shining around him.
He is gorgeously clothed and carries shining weapons.
Her dark shining hair was pulled back loosely with bejeweled combs and hung in loose curls down her back.
But I am a patient man and the sun is shining, the brook that fronts my home on wheels is singing.

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