Unscramble shining

Definition of shining

adjective:

• marked by exceptional merit; "had shining virtues and few faults", "a shining example".
• 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". Synonyms: bright, burnished, lustrous, shiny.
• 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". Synonyms: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny.

noun:

• 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". Synonyms: polishing.

verb:

• be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects". Synonyms: reflect, shine.
• emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day", "The fire beamed on their faces". Synonyms: beam, shine.
• be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening". Synonyms: gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, shine.
• be distinguished or eminent; "His talent shines". Synonyms: shine.
• be clear and obvious; "A shining example". Synonyms: shine.
• have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna". Synonyms: beam, glow, radiate, shine.
• throw or flash the light of (a lamp); "Shine the light on that window, please". Synonyms: shine.
• touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face", "The sun shone on the fields", "The light struck the golden necklace", "A strange sound struck my ears". Synonyms: fall, shine, strike.
• experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy", "Her face radiated with happiness". Synonyms: beam, glow, radiate, shine.
• make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please", "polish my shoes". Synonyms: polish, shine, smooth, smoothen.
• climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling. Synonyms: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, sputter, struggle.

Related words

beacon, blaze, buff, burn, burnish, coruscate, flame, flare, flick, flicker, furbish, glare, gloss, glow, luminesce, opalesce, outshine, resplend, scintillate, shimmer, shoeshine, sleek, slick, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, winkle.

Rhymes with

aligning, assigning, combining, confining, defining, designing, dining, lining, mining, pining, reclining, reclining, refining, refining, signing.