Shining
['ʃaɪnɪŋ]
Definition
(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'.
(adj.) marked by exceptional merit; 'had shining virtues and few faults'; 'a shining example' .
Typed by Blanche--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shine
(a.) Emitting light, esp. in a continuous manner; radiant; as, shining lamps; also, bright by the reflection of light; as, shining armor.
(a.) Splendid; illustrious; brilliant; distinguished; conspicious; as, a shining example of charity.
(a.) Having the surface smooth and polished; -- said of leaves, the surfaces of shells, etc.
(n.) Emission or reflection of light.
Checker: Raymond
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Beaming, glittering, radiant, resplendent, effulgent, glowing, lucid, luminous, BRIGHT, shiny.[2]. Illustrious, splendid, conspicuous, distinguished.
Inputed by Josiah
Examples
- After a minute's silence, he looked down at Amy, who sat on the cricket at his feet, and said, with a caress of the shining hair. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- But the light of that day's discovery, shining on these considerations, roused him to take a more decided course of action. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- He took a neat little leather case out of a drawer, and opening it he exhibited a number of shining instruments. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It had cleared in the morning, and the sun was shining with a subdued brightness through the dim veil which hangs over the great city. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He came close to her, and stood touching her, looking with her at the primrose-shining globe. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- As if with one accord, they all turned their eyes towards the light of the fire shining through the window. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Even that one touch of colour visible in the red satin pincushion bore affinity to coral; even that dark, shining glass might have mirrored a mermaid. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- And they were married with the sun shining on them through the painted figure of Our Saviour on the window. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The stars are shining as they shone above the turret-leads at Chesney Wold. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- When we rose again, I observed Holmes's eyes were shining and his cheeks tinged with colour. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The hat sailed far out into space and we could see it smaller and smaller, the patent leather shining in the clear air, sailing down to the river. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The candles lighted up Lord Steyne's shining bald head, which was fringed with red hair. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He looked at her and wondered at the luminous delicacy of her beauty, and the wide shining of her eyes. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Slowly he raised a huge hand until it almost touched the shining barrel, only to withdraw it once more and continue his hurried pacing. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- And go over and over in the sky like the little pursuit planes shining in the sun, she said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Typist: Morton