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shineverb

shone

Past Simple

shone
Past Simple
shone
Past Participle
shining
Gerund
UK
/ʃaɪn/
US
/ʃaɪn/
(homonyms – emit light: shone, shone; polish or direct light: shined, shined)
The sun shines brightly in the sky.
Le soleil brille dans le ciel.
cirerPour des objets ou chaussures que l’on rend brillants en les polissant.
He shines his shoes every morning before work.
Il cire ses chaussures tous les matins avant d’aller travailler.
éclairerEmploi avec une source lumineuse dirigée vers quelque chose.
The guard shined his flashlight into the dark alley.
Le garde a éclairé la ruelle sombre avec sa lampe torche.
Synonyms
twinkle
luster
sparkle
gleam
radiate
glow
glimmer
beam
Antonyms
dull
darken
fade

Definitions

shineverb
To emit or reflect light.
The sun shines brightly in the sky.
To look bright with happiness, health, or excitement (used metaphorically about eyes, faces, or people).
The children's faces shined with excitement on Christmas morning.
To reflect light from a smooth, clean, or polished surface.
The clean windows shined in the afternoon sun.
To direct a light on something.
The guard shined his flashlight into the dark alley.
To excel or be very good at something.
She shines in mathematics and always gets top grades.
To polish or make something glossy.
He shines his shoes every morning before work.
To suddenly fill a face, room, or landscape with bright light or a warm expression.
A beam of sunlight shined through the dark clouds.
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