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Shine
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Shine
/ʃaɪn/
To emit or reflect light
Synonyms:
gleam
glow
radiate
glisten
sparkle
Antonyms:
dim
dull
fade
darken
shadow
Examples:
Their gold feet and jewel-eyes
shone
in the sun.
Tell me!" Jennifer's eyes were
shining
.
And to a place I come where nothing
shines
.
Etymology:
From Old English
scīnan
, akin to Old High German
scīnan
, both of Germanic origin, related to the Dutch
schijnen
,
schien
, to gleam.
Usage Statistics:
22 mentions per 1 million words
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