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Meanings of shiner in English

Portuguese
olho roxo
Catalan
ull de vellut

A swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye.

olho roxo

Important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales.

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Examples for "common mackerel"
Examples for "common mackerel"
1
They include Pacific salmon and soles, common mackerel, sardines, and farmed trout, striped bass, catfish, and tilapia.
On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
2
These are larger than the common mackerel, and have rows of yellow spots, instead of the dark lines on the sides.
Miss Parloa's New Cook Book
Usage of shiner in English
1
He looked at the handsome face with its spectacular shiner, and grinned.
Aground
2
Weatherbee knew he'd have a shiner for days, but was satisfied.
The new yorker
3
The swelling had gone down, but he had a classic shiner.
Naughty neighbor
4
Even better, I remembered Marc showing up at the house with a shiner.
A taste of magic
5
Danielle was going to have a shiner the size of the Grand Canyon.
Chocolate chip cookie murder
6
Next Albrighton received a shiner after Fernandinho jabbed an upper arm into him.
The Guardian
7
He had a beautiful shiner where a stone had clipped him.
Police Your Planet
8
Randy could not net a shiner, bream, cat, or even mudfish.
Alas, Babylon
9
One eye, her left, was swollen with a huge, purple shiner.
The passage
10
His fishing line began to spin out as a trout grabbed onto the shiner.
Second glance
11
Becky Lynch is shown backstage, she's sporting a huge shiner.
The South African
12
We all three swiveled toward the woman with the shiner.
Break No Bones
13
WWE Champion Daniel Bryan makes his way out to the ring, He's sporting a shiner.
The South African
14
Besides the occasional shiner, I had never hurt anyone.
On Edge
15
Bambi's spirits rose to the lights of Broadway, like a trout to a silver shiner.
Bambi
16
In all the time he has worked he has never once come in with a shiner.
The new yorker
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Translations for shiner
Portuguese
olho roxo
Shiner through the time