What does shining mean?
Definitions for shining
ˈʃaɪ nɪŋshin·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word shining.
Princeton's WordNet
shining, polishingadjective
the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
"the shining of shoes provided a meager living"; "every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing"
shiningadjective
marked by exceptional merit
"had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"
bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shinyadjective
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
"bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents"
glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shiningadjective
reflecting light
"glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel"
Wiktionary
shiningnoun
A bright emission of light; a gleam.
shiningadjective
Emitting light.
shiningadjective
Reflecting light.
shiningadjective
Having a high polish or sheen.
shiningadjective
Having exceptional merit.
a shining example
Webster Dictionary
Shining
of Shine
Shiningadjective
emitting light, esp. in a continuous manner; radiant; as, shining lamps; also, bright by the reflection of light; as, shining armor
Shiningadjective
splendid; illustrious; brilliant; distinguished; conspicious; as, a shining example of charity
Shiningadjective
having the surface smooth and polished; -- said of leaves, the surfaces of shells, etc
Shiningnoun
emission or reflection of light
Freebase
Shining
Formed in 1996, Shining is a Swedish black metal band whose music contains depressive undertones, which include personal and suicide-themed lyrics. The band's name does not refer to the book The Shining or the film based on it, but rather according to Kvarforth, it means "the path to enlightenment".
Editors Contribution
shiningverb
Verb form of the word shine.
The stars are shining brightly in the sky tonight which is a real joy.
Submitted by MaryC on March 21, 2020
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shining in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shining in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of shining in a Sentence
With affection beaming out of one eye, and calculation shining out of the other.
We arebringing attention to the fact that they are killing life for money, thats what they dont like. Thats what theyre suing us for. We are shining a light for the Lord and on their sin and thats what they hate us.
He had the light shining on me so he could get us in the picture, so I couldn't see anything, so then he just pops up out of nowhere and is down on one knee asking me to marry him.
The world’s spotlight is shining on Saudi Arabia. If authorities ignore widespread criticism and unashamedly continue with the flogging of Raif Badawi, Saudi Arabia would be demonstrating contempt for international law and disregard for world opinion, flogging and other forms of corporal judicial punishment violate the prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment. By continuing to dole out this inhuman punishment the Saudi Arabian authorities are flagrantly flouting basic human rights principles.
Brazil has gone from a shining vision of sugar and ethanol to a morass of ill-kept cane fields.
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- ساطعArabic
- zářícíCzech
- skinnerDanish
- leuchtendenGerman
- λάμψηGreek
- lustroso, célebre, brillante, espléndido, famoso, renombrado, reputado, lúcido, ilustreSpanish
- درخشانPersian
- loistava, hohtaaFinnish
- renommé, fameux, lustré, célèbre, splendide, brillant, illustre, réputéFrench
- ag taitneamhIrish
- चमकदारHindi
- csillogóHungarian
- փայլունArmenian
- bersinarIndonesian
- lucido, lustro, splendente, lucente, brillanteItalian
- קוֹרֵןHebrew
- シャイニングJapanese
- ಹೊಳೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವKannada
- 빛나는Korean
- پهخش, بریقهدارKurdish
- lucetLatin
- schijnendDutch
- skinnerNorwegian
- świecącyPolish
- brilhandoPortuguese
- ilustru, reputat, strălucitor, reflector, luciosRomanian
- блестящийRussian
- lysandeSwedish
- பிரகாசிக்கும்Tamil
- మెరుస్తూTelugu
- ส่องแสงThai
- parlıyorTurkish
- світитьсяUkrainian
- چمکUrdu
- sángVietnamese
- שיינינגYiddish
- 閃亮的Chinese
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