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How to pronounce shine in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms reflect
Type of give out, give off, emit
Has types opalesce, coruscate, sparkle, scintillate, resplend, glare, luminesce
Derivation shiner
Type Words
Synonyms beam
Has types glow, blaze, winkle, burn, twinkle, outshine, shimmer, flame, flick, scintillate, beacon, glare, beat down, flicker, flare
Type Words
Synonyms polish, smooth, smoothen
Type of embellish, prettify, beautify, fancify
Has types furbish, buff, burnish, gloss, simonise, simonize, sleek, slick
Derivation shining


shine the silver, please.
Type Words
Synonyms fall, strike
Type of pass off, fall out, happen, take place, hap, go on, come about, occur, pass
Type Words
Synonyms effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency
Type of brightness
Has types glow, shininess, sheen, polish, lustre, luster, lambency, glossiness, gleaming, gleam, burnish, gloss
Derivation shiny
Type Words
Synonyms gleam, glint, glisten, glitter
Type of seem, look, appear
Has types spangle, shimmer
Type Words
Synonyms beam, glow, radiate
Type of experience, feel
Type Words
Synonyms beam, glow, radiate
Type of seem, appear, look
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Type of be
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Type of be


His talent shines.
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Examples of shine

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It is the duty of citizens to participate in democracy and shine light on truth.
From the edition.cnn.com
He is, after all, the man credited with putting the shine back on the Big Apple.
From the businessweek.com
Foodie boutiques create a feelgood factor which puts a shine on property prices.
From the telegraph.co.uk
So can Aubergine tear through the hopes and expectations and still shine bright?
From the canberratimes.com.au
We're super excited about giving hackers a platform to do their thing and shine.
From the techcrunch.com
Cate is a great actress, but great actors need great material in order to shine.
From the canberratimes.com.au
An on-trial Andy Edmunds was allowed the last 18 minutes to shine by Steve Cook.
From the borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
At the time, Clinton told the White House to stick it where the sun don't shine.
From the theatlantic.com
Shine the light on the wall and ask your child to touch the light with his hand.
From the courier-journal.com
More examples
  • Radiance: the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
  • Reflect: be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"
  • Emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
  • Glitter: be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"
  • Be distinguished or eminent; "His talent shines"
  • Be clear and obvious; "A shining example"
  • Shine! / Short Term Memory Loss is a 1996 (see 1996 in music) split single by stoner rock band Kyuss and rock band Wool. It was pressed in black and limited brown marble 7" vinyl.
  • "Shine" (originally titled "That's Why They Call Me Shine") is a popular song with lyrics by Cecil Mack and Tin Pan Alley songwriter Lew Brown and music by Ford Dabney. It was published in 1910 by Gotham-Attucks and used by Ada Walker in His Honor the Barber, an African-American road show.
  • "Shine" is a rock single from 3 Doors Down, which was used in the 2010 Winter Olympics. The song was released on digital outlets such as iTunes on February 9, 2010.