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Synonyms for shining

Grammar : Adj
Spell : shahy-ning
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃaɪ nɪŋ

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Définition of shining

Origin :
  • Old English scinan "shed light, be radiant, be resplendent, iluminate," of persons, "be conspicuous" (class I strong verb; past tense scan, past participle scinen), from Proto-Germanic *skinan (cf. Old Saxon and Old High German skinan, Old Norse and Old Frisian skina, Dutch schijnen, German scheinen, Gothic skeinan "to shine, appear"), from PIE root *skai- (2) "to gleam, shine, flicker" (cf. Sanskrit chaya "brilliance, luster; shadow," Greek skia "shade," Old Church Slavonic sinati "to flash up, shine," Albanian he "shadow"). Transitive meaning "to black (boots)" is from 1610s. Related: Shined (in the shoe polish sense), otherwise shone; shining.
  • adj bright
  • adj illustrious
  • adj glowing
Example sentences :
  • See how their shining hair sparkles on the surface of the waters!
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • In from the shining sea late that afternoon steamed the Viluca.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "I'll prove to you that I am worthy of your trust," she said with shining eyes.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • The morning sun had always called him to a new day, and the sun was shining.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • He held my hands when we parted and looked into my eyes, and I saw that his own were shining.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • When I woke, it was past noon, and the sun was shining directly on me.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • Taking the ring from his finger, he flung it upon the shining heap.
  • Extract from : « Opera Stories from Wagner » by Florence Akin
  • It constitutes their best accomplishment, and their most shining ornament.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • The tresses of this lady were shining and black, like the plumage of the raven.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • She was a large woman, with red cheeks and black, shining hair.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

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