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- [shahy-ning]
- /ˈʃaɪ nɪŋ/
- /ʃaɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shahy-ning]
- /ˈʃaɪ nɪŋ/
Definitions of shining word
- adjective shining radiant; gleaming; bright. 1
- adjective shining resplendent; brilliant: shining talents. 1
- adjective shining conspicuously fine: a shining example. 1
- verb without object shining to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light. 1
- verb without object shining to be bright with reflected light; glisten; sparkle. 1
- verb without object shining (of light) to appear brightly or strongly, especially uncomfortably so: Wear dark glasses so the sun won't shine in your eyes. 1
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Origin of shining
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English s(c)hininge, schininde, Old English scinende; see shine1, -ing2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Shining
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shining popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shining usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shining
adj shining
- aglow — If something is aglow, it is shining and bright with a soft, warm light.
- beaming — sending out beams; shining
- blinding — A blinding light is extremely bright.
- brand spanking new — (Informal) utterly new, as new as possible.
- chatoyant — having changeable lustre; twinkling
adv shining
- blazingly — in a blazing manner
- brilliantly — shining brightly; sparkling; glittering; lustrous: the brilliant lights of the city.
- dazzlingly — to overpower or dim the vision of by intense light: He was dazzled by the sudden sunlight.
- glaringly — shining with or reflecting a harshly bright or brilliant light.
- glowingly — incandescent.
adjective shining
- argent — (as adjective; often postpositive, esp in heraldry)
- auroral — of or like the dawn.
- beady — Beady eyes are small, round, and bright.
- candescent — glowing or starting to glow with heat
- coruscating — A coruscating speech or performance is lively, intelligent, and impressive.
adverb shining
- gleamingly — While gleaming, or so as to gleam.
- glisteningly — In a glistening manner.
- lustrously — In a lustrous manner, glossily.
- radiantly — emitting rays of light; shining; bright: the radiant sun; radiant colors.
Antonyms for shining
adj shining
- adumbral — shadowy
- aphotic — characterized by or growing in the absence of light
- cimmerian — very dark; gloomy
- crepuscular — Crepuscular means relating to twilight.
- dark — When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
adjective shining
- atramentous — similar to or as black as ink
- dim — DIM statement
- glazy — Having the appearance of a glaze.
- lacklustre — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
Top questions with shining
- where was the shining filmed?
- what does the shining mean?
- what is the shining about?
- where did the shining take place?
- how scary is the shining?
- what does shining mean?
- what does the end of the shining mean?
- why does the sun go on shining?
- who directed the shining?
- where does the shining take place?
- how does the shining end?
- how long is the shining?
- what does the ending of the shining mean?
- where was the movie the shining filmed?
- where is the shining hotel?
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