haloing

verb

present participle of halo
as in shining

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haloing
  1. shining
  2. beaming
  3. radiating
  4. brightening
  5. lighting
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  • The tub, toilet and sink are all white, shining more or less, and the room has faded bluish linoleum on the floor and tired, dirty-pink walls.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
  • By shining a light on one of her toughest periods (Diana and Charles separated in 1992), Stewart empathized with Diana deeply.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of shining
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  • In the black and white image, Parton is seeing beaming at the monarch.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The company is preparing for its first in-space power-beaming demonstration later this year, with another mission already in development.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of beaming
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  • The map shows other towers close by, each radiating a string that is fastened to the map when other towers radio in readings.
    — Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The first breathtaking photos of totality for the total solar eclipse 2026 are pouring in, revealing incredible views of the sun's atmosphere radiating out from behind the moon's colossal silhouette.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of radiating
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  • Even with their fortunes brightening in Michigan, Republicans are clear-eyed about the headwinds this year.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Made with a peptide complex and vitamin E, the patches reduce lines and wrinkles while plumping and brightening your skin.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 25 July 2026
Definition of brightening
Verb
  • The author and activist Arundhati Roy has been lighting my grey afternoons.
    — Sharmistha Jha, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Another young quarterback lighting things up is Gavin Pritzkau (6-2, 180) of Central Florida Christian Academy.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of lighting
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