shining
adjective
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shine
1verb (used without object), shone or shined, shin·ing.
verb (used with object), shone or shined, shin·ing.
noun
Verb Phrases past and past participle shone or shined; present participle shin·ing.
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radiant, glistening, luminous, gleaming, shimmering, brilliant, splendid, glorious, sparkling, bright, lustrous, scintillating, shiny, conspicuous, incandescent, distinguished, glazed, beaming, glossy, sleekExamples from the Web for shining
Contemporary Examples of shining
As Randy notes, “Maybe there is a value in shining a light on this and asking the questions.”
This award is fought over tooth-and-nail each year by political consultants from sea to shining sea.
The Strangest, Cheesiest, Most Brazenly False Political Ads of 2014Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video
November 3, 2014
They were, if you believed the Soviet propaganda machine, a shining example of communism at work.
Putin’s Hockey Pal Tells All: Slava Fetisov on ‘Red Army,’ Soviet Nostalgia, and What Drives PutinMarlow Stern
October 9, 2014
Call it LANifest destiny: the sense the Internet should be available, everywhere, from sea to shining sea.
Tonight, millions of Americans from sea to shining sea will gasp at a night sky filled with brilliant colors and loud explosions.
Historical Examples of shining
In from the shining sea late that afternoon steamed the Viluca.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
See how their shining hair sparkles on the surface of the waters!
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
"I'll prove to you that I am worthy of your trust," she said with shining eyes.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton CampusJessie Graham Flower
The morning sun had always called him to a new day, and the sun was shining.
KMary Roberts Rinehart
He held my hands when we parted and looked into my eyes, and I saw that his own were shining.
The Bacillus of BeautyHarriet Stark