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单词 shining
释义

shining

adjective

shin·​ing ˈshī-niŋ How to pronounce shining (audio)
1
: emitting or reflecting light
2
: bright and often splendid in appearance : resplendent
3
: possessing a distinguished quality : illustrious
4
: full of sunshine

Synonyms

  • beaming
  • bedazzling
  • bright
  • brilliant
  • candescent
  • clear
  • dazzling
  • effulgent
  • fulgent
  • glowing
  • incandescent
  • lambent
  • lucent
  • lucid
  • luminous
  • lustrous
  • radiant
  • refulgent
  • sheeny
  • shiny
  • splendid
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Example Sentences

Her latest movie is a shining example of what a film can be. the shining moon formed a nice backdrop for our outdoor concert
Recent Examples on the Web Alicia Keys brought to life the concrete jungle where dreams are made of in a shimmering silver strapless Ralph Lauren gown with a sweeping black cape that featured a shining New York City skyline. Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 3 May 2022 This is a shining moment for him and was very unrehearsed. Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2022 Clearly, the withdrawal from Afghanistan was not a shining moment for the United States. David Remnick, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2022 Mount Rainier stands out like a shining, white beacon against the Seattle skyline. Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 18 Sep. 2021 The 14-minute medley was a shining tribute to Black L.A. culture and hip-hop, with the iconic Rosecrans Avenue long known for being the cradle of it all. Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2022 In the sprawling digital cityscape of U, Suzu is surprised by her appearance as Belle, a shining, pink-haired beacon. Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 14 Jan. 2022 In reconsidering what makes art valuable, Somerville does not so much dispute Mandel’s judgments about the past (shining and false) and the future (real and hard) as collapse them. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2022 This was a shining moment for an offensive line and running game that’s taken its lumps this season. Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 31 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

shining 1 of 2

adjective

as in glowing
giving off or reflecting much light the shining moon formed a nice backdrop for our outdoor concert

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • glowing
  • luminous
  • bright
  • dazzling
  • gleaming
  • shiny
  • radiant
  • glittering
  • shimmering
  • blazing
  • flashing
  • sparkling
  • glistening
  • shined
  • flickering
  • brilliant
  • effulgent
  • refulgent
  • beaming
  • lambent
  • candescent
  • splendid
  • lustrous
  • blinding
  • clear
  • burning
  • incandescent
  • fulgent
  • lucent
  • sheeny
  • flaming
  • polished
  • glinting
  • glimmering
  • bedazzling
  • twinkling
  • lucid
  • fiery
  • sunny
  • glistering
  • glaring
  • burnished
  • glancing
  • agleam
  • ablaze
  • winking
  • aglitter
  • scintillating
  • flaring
  • shimmery
  • scintillant
  • combusting
  • ardent
  • gemmy
  • coruscant
  • red-hot
  • ultrabright
  • superbright

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dim
  • dark
  • darkened
  • dull
  • blackened
  • dusky
  • dimmed
  • gloomy
  • obscure
  • obscured
  • lackluster
  • sombre
  • cloudy
  • darkling
  • somber
  • lightless
  • unlit
  • darkish
  • shadowy
  • pale
  • murky
  • darksome
  • unbright
  • gray
  • tenebrous
  • grey
  • shady
  • leaden
  • unbrilliant
  • pitch-dark
  • pitch-black
  • sunless
  • palish
  • shadowlike
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shining

2 of 2

verb

present participle of shine
1
as in gleaming
to emit rays of light the sun appears to shine particularly brightly in summer because that is when it's closest to the Earth

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • glowing
  • gleaming
  • beaming
  • flashing
  • radiating
  • glinting
  • illumining
  • glistening
  • glittering
  • glimmering
  • blazing
  • flickering
  • shimmering
  • sparkling
  • illuminating
  • raying
  • burning
  • flaring
  • glistering
  • twinkling
  • spangling
  • lighting
  • flaming
  • brightening
  • glaring
  • coruscating
  • firing
  • dazzling
  • blinding
  • blinking
  • lightening
  • scintillating
  • sheening
  • luminescing
  • winkling
  • winking
  • irradiating
  • lustering
  • lustring
  • bedazzling
  • beating (down)
  • dazing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • darkening
  • blackening
  • lowering
  • louring
2
as in polishing
to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure the salesman shined his shoes every morning before leaving the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • polishing
  • rubbing
  • smoothing
  • burnishing
  • coating
  • scrubbing
  • glossing
  • buffing
  • scraping
  • furbishing
  • dressing
  • grinding
  • brightening
  • bobbing
  • facing
  • finishing
  • glazing
  • smoothening
  • sanding
  • slicking
  • filing
  • sleeking
  • lacquering
  • varnishing
  • scouring
  • japanning
  • sandblasting
  • sandpapering
  • veneering
  • lapping
  • boning
  • rasping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • ruffling
  • scuffing (up)
  • roughening
  • roughing (up)
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