Definitions for shining
ˈʃaɪ nɪŋshin·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

2. shiningadjective

   marked by exceptional merit

   "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"

3. 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"

4. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. shiningnoun

   A bright emission of light; a gleam.

2. shiningadjective

   Emitting light.

3. shiningadjective

   Reflecting light.

4. shiningadjective

   Having a high polish or sheen.

5. shiningadjective

   Having exceptional merit.

   a shining example

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Shining

   of Shine

2. Shiningadjective

   emitting light, esp. in a continuous manner; radiant; as, shining lamps; also, bright by the reflection of light; as, shining armor

3. Shiningadjective

   splendid; illustrious; brilliant; distinguished; conspicious; as, a shining example of charity

4. Shiningadjective

   having the surface smooth and polished; -- said of leaves, the surfaces of shells, etc

5. Shiningnoun

   emission or reflection of light

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1. 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".

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1. 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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1. shining

   Song lyrics by shining -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by shining on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce shining?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say shining in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shining in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shining in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of shining in a Sentence

1. Charles Dickens:

   With affection beaming out of one eye, and calculation shining out of the other.

2. Ken Peters:

   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.

3. Hanna Allen:

   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.

4. Said Boumedouha:

   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.

5. Michael McDougall:

   Brazil has gone from a shining vision of sugar and ethanol to a morass of ill-kept cane fields.

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