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The normal past forms and past participle are shone, but shined is used in American English and in both varieties in the meaning 'to make (something) shine':

The car is a red Mercedes, newly shined—S. North, British English 1989

It occurred to me that this was not a reflection from his glasses or his crown, no matter how much they shined—D. Pinckney, American English 1992.

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verb

1. To emit a bright light: beam, blaze¹, burn, gleam, glow, incandesce, radiate. See light/darkness.
2. To give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction: buff¹, burnish, furbish, glaze, gloss, polish, sleek. See light/darkness.
3. To be in one's prime: flourish, flower. Idioms: cut a figure, make a splash. See thrive/fail/exist.

noun

A radiant brightness or glow, usually due to light reflected from a smooth surface: burnish, glaze, gloss, luster, polish, sheen, sleekness. See light/darkness.

Idioms beginning with shine:
shine up to

In addition to the idiom beginning with shine, also see make hay while the sun shines; rain or shine; rise and shine; take a fancy (shine) to.

n

Definition: brightness; polish
Antonyms: darkness, dullness

v

Definition: give off or reflect light; polish
Antonyms: dull

IN BRIEF: To give or reflect light.

His star will forever shine. — Bert Convy.

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noun
noun, US, derog and offensive

A black person. (1908 —) .
R. Chandler His voice said bitterly: 'Shines. Another shine killing. That's what I rate after eighteen years in this man's police department' (1940).

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For a list of words related to shining, see:

• Healthy, fit, bright, or strong
• Special, Bright, Skillful, or Unusual

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - skinne, glimre, brillere
v. tr. - skinne på
n. - skin, skær, glans, blankt sted

idioms:

• shine up to    lægge an på, gøre kur til
• take a shine    kaste sin kærlighed på, blive varm på
• take the shine out of    tage glansen af, fordunkle, overstråle

Nederlands (Dutch)
schijnen, stralen, glunderen, schitteren, (op)poetsen, glinstering, schijnsel, glans

Français (French)
v. intr. - briller, reluire, percer, polir, (fig) rayonner, briller/exceller
v. tr. - braquer, faire reluire, cirer
n. - brillant, lustre

idioms:

• shine up to    (US) passer de la pommade
• take a shine to    s'enticher de (qn)
• take the shine off    gâcher (qch)
• take the shine out of    gâcher

Deutsch (German)
n. - Glanz, Schein
v. - scheinen, glänzen, polieren, leuchten (lassen)

idioms:

• shine up to    sich bei jmdm. einschmeicheln
• take a shine to    Gefallen finden
• take the shine off    einen Schatten auf etw. (Akk.) werfen
• take the shine out of    den Glanz von etwas nehmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λαμπρότητα, γυαλάδα, βερνίκι, γυάλισμα υποδημάτων, (καθομ.) σαματάς, αρέσκεια
v. - γυαλίζω, λαμποκοπώ, αστράφτω

idioms:

• shine up to    (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) καλοπιάνω
• take a shine    μου γυαλίζει
• take the shine out of    χαλώ το γούστο, επισκιάζω

Italiano (Italian)
splendere, eccellere, brillare, lucidare, splendore, luminosità

idioms:

• shine up to    cercare di ingraziarsi
• take a shine    prendersi una cotta
• take the shine out of    smascherare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - esplendor (m), luminosidade (f), bom tempo (m)
v. - esplender, brilhar, distinguir se fig.

idioms:

• shine up to    tentar conquistar alguém
• take a shine    gostar de alguém à primeira vista
• take the shine out of    tirar o brilho de

Русский (Russian)
светить, освещать, блестеть, светиться, блистать, полировать, придавать блеск, свет, солнечный день, блеск, глянец

idioms:

• shine up to    оказывать услуги/обхаживать кого-л.
• take a shine    проникнуться симпатией
• take the shine out of    превзойти (кого-л.), заткнуть за пояс

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - brillar, relucir, estar radiante, resplandecer, rebosar de
v. tr. - pulir, lustrar, hacer brillar, iluminar
n. - resplandor, lustre, brillo

idioms:

• shine up to    intentar caer en gracia
• take a shine to    aficionarse a, coger cariño a, tomar simpatía a
• take the shine off    eclipsar, deslustrar algo, hacer que algo pierda su lustre
• take the shine out of    quitar el brillo a

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - glans, sken, blankhet
v. - skina, lysa, glänsa, vara lysande, stråla, blänka, putsa, blanka, polera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
照耀, 发亮, 发光, 使发光, 光, 光亮, 光彩, 光泽, 磨光, 擦亮

idioms:

• shine up to    百般讨好某人
• take a shine    爱上
• take the shine out of    使...的光泽消失

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 照耀, 發亮, 發光
v. tr. - 使發光
n. - 光, 光亮, 光彩, 光澤, 磨光, 擦亮

idioms:

• shine up to    百般討好某人
• take a shine    愛上
• take the shine out of    使...的光澤消失

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 빛나다, 이채를 띠다, (감정 등이) 뚜렷이 나타나다
v. tr. - 빛나게 하다, (구두, 거울 따위를) 닦다
n. - 빛, 장난, 일광

idioms:

• shine up to    ~의 환심을 사려 들다, 추파를 보내다
• take a shine    ~에 반하다, ~이 좋아지다
• take the shine out of    ~의 광택을 지우다, ~을 무색케 하다, 볼품 없게 만들다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 光る, 輝く, 照る, 光を照射する, みがく
n. - 日光, 光, 光沢, 騒ぎ, いたずら, 黒人, 輝き

idioms:

• shine up to    取り入る
• take a shine    好きになる
• take the shine out of    精彩を失わせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضياء, لمعان, حيله, مزحه, أجتماع صاخب يعوزه ألنظام, زنجي (فعل) يتألق, يضيء, يلمع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮זרח, הבריק, הצטיין‬
v. tr. - ‮הקרין, הזהיר, הבריק, צחצח‬
n. - ‮זוהר, ברק, צחצוח‬

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