shine
To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
Other meanings
To reflect light.
To distinguish oneself; to excel.
“My nephew tried other sports before deciding on football, which he shone at right away, quickly becoming the star of his school team.”
Synonyms
- reflect
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "sċīnan".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “shine” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.