Meaning

1 senses

  1. A bright emission of light; a gleam.

More definitions
  • the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it

Translations

1 languages

Origin

By surface analysis, shine + -ing.

By surface analysis, shine + -ing.

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Forms

plural: shinings
Singularshining
Pluralshinings

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it:polishing

Word family

8 related words
Relatedshine
Derivednightshiningnight-shining cloudshininglyshiningnessshining sumacsubshiningunshining

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
shineA2shingleshinyB1shipA1

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