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shining

[ shahy-ning ]
/ ˈʃaɪ nɪŋ /
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adjective
resplendent; brilliant: shining talents.
conspicuously fine: a shining example.
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Origin of shining

First recorded before 900; Middle English s(c)hininge, schininde, Old English scinende; see shine1, -ing2

synonym study for shining

1. See bright.

OTHER WORDS FROM shining

shin·ing·ly, adverbself-shining, adjectiveun·shin·ing, adjective
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