shone
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
An inflected form of shine · inflected form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,873 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,592 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- be bright by reflecting or casting light also: reflect Drive carefully--the wet road reflects
- emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light also: beam The sun shone bright that dayThe fire beamed on their faces
- be shiny, as if wet also: glitter, glisten, glint, gleam His eyes were glistening
- be distinguished or eminent His talent shines
- be clear and obvious A shining example
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink also: glow, beam, radiate Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna
shone 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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Cleanliness was carried to its utmost limits: every thing shone.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The brand of the Crossed Arrows shone upon all topics.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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The road shone, like a strip of yellow ribbon across the green field.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around, And glory shone around.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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It was dark and cold, and but a faint light from the moon shone down to them.
The Land of the Changing Sun · Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben · Chapter 1