shining adj

1 marked by exceptional merit; "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"

2 made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents" [syn: bright, burnished, lustrous, shiny]

3 abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining norming"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny" [syn: bright, shiny, sunshiny, sunny]

4 reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel" [syn: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny] n : the work of making something shine by polishing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living" [syn: polishing]

English

Pronunciation

Adjective

1. Emitting light.
2. Reflecting light.
3. Having a high polish or sheen.
4. Having exceptional merit.

   a shining example

Translations

Verb

shining

1. present participle of shine

Shining or The Shining may refer to:

In fiction

• The Shining (novel), a novel by Stephen King
• The Shining (film), a 1980 Stanley Kubrick film adaptation of King's novel starring Jack Nicholson
• The Shining (TV miniseries), a 1997 television mini-series also based on King's novel
• Shining series of video games

In music

• Shining (Demo), the third demotape of IneartheD
• The Shining (band), a band formed from former members of The Verve
• Shining (Swedish band), a Swedish black metal band
• Shining (Norwegian band), a Norwegian experimental collective
• The Shining (album), an album by J Dilla
• Dah Shinin', a 1995 album by hip hop duo Smif-N-Wessun
• "The Shining" (song), a song by Badly Drawn Boy from the album The Hour of Bewilderbeast
• "The Shining" (song), a song by Anorexia Nervosa from the album Redemption Process
• "☆shining☆", a song by J-pop artists Riyu Kosaka and Noria

Other uses

• Shining or Spotlighting, a hunting practice

See also

• Shine (disambiguation)

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