present participle of shine

Emitting light. / Reflecting light. / Having a high polish or sheen. / Having exceptional merit.

A bright emission of light; a gleam.

plural of shining

Brightness from a source of light. / Brightness from reflected light. / Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour. / Shoeshine. / Sunshine. / (slang) Moonshine; illicitly brewed alcoholic drink.

(transitive) To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something). / (transitive, cricket) To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.

(intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow. / (intransitive, copulative) To reflect light. / (intransitive, copulative) To distinguish oneself; to excel.

simple past tense and past participle of shine

plural of shine

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shine