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Meanings of shine in English

Portuguese
refulgência
Catalan
lluentor
Spanish
brillo

The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light.

        refulgência
        Portuguese
        cintilar
        Catalan
        rutilar
        Spanish
        brillar

        Be shiny, as if wet.

              cintilar
              Portuguese
              luzir
              Catalan
              resplendir
              Spanish
              resplandecer

              Experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion.

                    luzir
                    Portuguese
                    polir
                    Catalan
                    enllustrar

                    Make (a surface) shine.

                          polir
                          Usage of shine in English
                          1
                          We're really trying to understand where people shine the best, Barnett said.
                          Reuters
                          2
                          It is the new stuff that must shine this year, say experts.
                          BBC
                          3
                          Hallorann said I had the best shine of anyone he ever met.
                          The Shining
                          4
                          Do good, do the right thing and your deeds will shine through.
                          Jamaica Observer
                          5
                          The bright copper kettle and the tin dish shine in the sun.
                          Pictures of Sweden
                          6
                          He saw the shine of the everlasting stars in the deep blue.
                          Dorian
                          7
                          Rise and shine! Every morning, Mrs. Powell shouted up the same words.
                          Night of the Living Dummy
                          8
                          But, Edna, the light does not shine down there in the grave.
                          St. Elmo
                          9
                          Football was, however, occasionally allowed to shine through amid the pervading fug.
                          The Guardian
                          10
                          The group's purpose is to shine a light on pollution in China.
                          The Guardian
                          11
                          If I come up dry, I'll shine your shoes for a year.
                          Ransom
                          12
                          The military has tritium gas-phosphor lamps that shine for years without electricity.
                          The charlemagne pursuit
                          13
                          THE shine is quickly being rubbed off our long-running share market rally.
                          News.com.au
                          14
                          Turkey needs a fruity wine with not too much tannin to shine.
                          The Irish Times
                          15
                          Then the righteous shall shine forth in the Kingdom of their Father.
                          The Pursuit of God
                          16
                          I'd cut down all the hedges and let the sun shine in.
                          The Lilac Lady
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                          Translations for shine
                          Shine through the time
                          Shine across language varieties
                          South Africa
                          Common
                          Australia
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
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