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Etymology

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By surface analysis, shine +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪnɪŋ

Adjective

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shining (comparative more shining or (rare) shininger, superlative most shining or (rare) shiningest)

  1. Emitting light.
    Synonyms: glowing, luminous; see also Thesaurus:shining
    • 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, page 1:
      'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.
  2. Reflecting light.
    Synonyms: mirrorlike, relucent; see also Thesaurus:shiny
  3. Having a high polish or sheen.
    • 1910 February, Kate Langley Bosher, “A Real Wedding”, in Mary Cary: “Frequently Martha”, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC, page 165:
      He was at the wedding, too. His beard was flowinger and redder, and the part in the back of his head shininger than ever. He had an elegant time. He was so full of himself you would have thought it was his own party.
    • 1913, Greville MacDonald, “The Twins Write a Letter and Get New Shoes”, in Jack & Jill: A Fairy Story, London: J[oseph] M[alaby] Dent & Sons, [], →OCLC, page 53:
      Hardly knowing what he meant, she plucked a many-headed specimen with a long stalk. At the end of it was such a shining needle that it dazzled her eyes so that she couldn’t see how she did the sewing up with it. But however it was done, the torn sleeve, she says, “didn’t look like wanting mending any more, but was better tore ’cos it let you see he had a shininger coat under.”
  4. Having exceptional merit.
    a shining example

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Verb

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shining

  1. present participle and gerund of shine

Noun

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shining (plural shinings)

  1. A bright emission of light; a gleam.

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References

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  • shining”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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