shine

¹shine

verb \ˈshīn\

shone\ˈshōn, especially Canada & British ˈshän\ or shinedshin·ing

Definition of SHINE

intransitive verb

1

: to emit rays of light

2

: to be bright by reflection of light

3

a : to be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished <shines in mathematics> b : to perform extremely well <when will stocks really shine again? — Temma Ehrenfeld>

4

: to have a bright glowing appearance <his face shone with enthusiasm>

5

: to be conspicuously evident or clear

transitive verb

1

a : to cause to emit light b : to throw or direct the light of

2

past & past part shined : to make bright by polishing <shined his shoes>

Examples of SHINE

1. The sun was shining through the clouds.
2. lamps shining from the windows
3. She found a sport where she can really shine.

Origin of SHINE

Middle English, from Old English scīnan; akin to Old High German skīnan to shine and perhaps to Greek skia shadow

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to SHINE

Synonyms: beam, radiate, ray

Related Words: blaze, burn, fire, flame, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, glow, luminesce, sheen, shimmer; blink, coruscate, flare, flash, flicker, luster (or lustre), scintillate, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink, winkle; beat (down), glare; brighten, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, light, lighten; bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle

Near Antonyms: blacken, darken; lower (also lour)

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Rhymes with SHINE

bine, brine, chine, cline, dine, dyne, fine, Jain, line, Main, mine, nine, pine, Quine, Rhine, rind, shrine, sign, spine, spline, stein, swine, syne, thine, tine, trine, twine, vine, whine, wine