sheened

verb

past tense of sheen
as in glistened

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheened
  1. glistened
  2. gleamed
  3. shimmered
  4. glittered
  5. glimmered
  6. glowed
  7. glinted
  8. shone
Verb
  • Indeed, from the top of the Lincoln Memorial, the water was clearer and glistened with the reflection of the Washington Monument.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • The long curving claws of white ivory glistened their deadly threat.
    — Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Definition of glistened
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  • That night, the northern lights gleamed cold and hard, and the moon bathed the whole landscape in bleak, eerie light.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • The 4,202-pipe organ gleamed over us.
    — Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
Definition of gleamed
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  • Fans were launched into the air, beer shimmered in the sunlight as it was sprayed onto fellow fans, and dozens sang, danced and waved Mexican flags.
    — Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026
  • Woods shimmered in a gold fringe Oscar de la Renta gown, while Towns kept it timeless in a black suit with satin labels and a classic black tie.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 16 July 2026
Definition of shimmered
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  • Kelly Rowland glittered in a gold cowl-neck dress after presenting the Ultimate Icon Award to Sylvia Rhone.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • The notes glittered in place, but the piece came across more as a cerebral design than as a living thing.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of glittered
Verb
  • Gomez glimmered in a gold gown by Oscar de la Renta and matching gold high heels, as first revealed by her hairstylist, Renato Campora, on Instagram.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • Days earlier, at Makapuu Beach on the eastern shoreline of Oahu, the water glimmered with an unusual greenish tint, prompting people to head to beaches down the road where the water seemed clearer.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of glimmered
Verb
  • Iranian author Shahrnush Parsipur, who cloaked uncompromising feminist ideals in stories and novels that glowed with magical realism, died on July 3 in San Francisco following a stroke.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 13 July 2026
  • Hathaway glowed in an embellished Marc by Marc Jacobs mini dress and Miu Miu platform heels, per the HuffPost.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Definition of glowed
Verb
  • After spending some time by the pool, a semi-Olympic lined with emerald and malachite mosaics that glinted in the soft, ambient light, followed by a quick trip to the sauna, I was escorted to my treatment room, about a half-flight of stairs up, where I was met by Marcia, my therapist.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
  • The silver Chrysler Sebring glinted when the sun kissed the parking lot in Temple, Texas, sitting by its lonesome.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Definition of glinted
Verb
  • Martinez shined his flashlight on him and said, ‘show me your hands,’ the video shows.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
  • Prior to getting hurt, Caballero, previously a utilityman, shined as the Yankees’ starting shortstop while Volpe recovered from offseason shoulder surgery.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026
Definition of shone
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