shining

Meanings

• Adjective, Verb

  Emitting light, especially continuously or brightly.

  - "The diamond was shining in the sunlight."
  - "The stars were shining bright in the night sky."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

excel , beam , glow , radiate , buff , burnish , furbish , polish , wax , gleam , glint , glisten , glitter , reflect , polish , smooth , smoothen , glowing , luminous , mirrorlike , relucent

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shining
shine , mime , prime , crime , dime , time

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Variants

List of all variants of shining that leads to same result
shining , shine , shined , shines , shone , knight in shining armor , shine through , shined through , shines through , shining through , shone through

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Etymology

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Old English scinan, from scine 'light, shine' + -en.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'shining' appears 17 times in the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.

2. The brightest star in the night sky, Sirius, is sometimes referred to as the 'Dog Star' because it rises and sets with the constellation Canis Major, the Greater Dog.

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Related Concepts

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1. Radiant: Related concept: something that is bright and emits light, similar to 'shining'.

2. Luminescent: Related concept: something that emits light, especially without an external source, similar to 'shining'.

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Culture

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In literature and art, 'shining' is often used to describe something that is bright, radiant, or beautiful. For example, in the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee, the character Scout describes her father as a 'shining' example of courage and justice.

How to Memorize "shining"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a bright light or a diamond that is shining. Visualize the way it reflects and refracts light.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'shining' with brightness, light, and beauty.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym S-H-I-N-E to remember the meaning of 'shining': Shines Happily In Nighttime Environment.

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