shining
marked by exceptional merit
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,561 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,720 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- marked by exceptional merit had shining virtues and few faultsa shining example
- made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow also: bright, burnished, lustrous, shiny bright silver candlesticksa burnished brass knocker
- reflecting light also: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny glistening bodies of swimmersthe horse's glossy coat
noun
- the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it also: polishing the shining of shoes provided a meager livingevery Sunday he gave his car a good polishing
shining in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And she turned and smiled upon him, and the star was shining.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Look, father, dost thou see that shining star That seems to stand above the town so far?
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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She looked up at him, the tears in her eyes, but with a great light shining in them too.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Afar, in twinkling distance lost, (So legends tell) he lonely wends And back through all that shining host His mandate sends.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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The older man, proud and strong and reserved, turned on his son such a shining face as the boy had never seen.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1