Meaning & Definition of Shining in English

1. The work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it

• "The shining of shoes provided a meager living"

• "Every sunday he gave his car a good polishing"

1. Marked by exceptional merit

• "Had shining virtues and few faults"

• "A shining example"

2. Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing

• Reflecting a sheen or glow

• "Bright silver candlesticks"

• "A burnished brass knocker"

• "She brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"

• "Rows of shining glasses"

• "Shiny black patents"

3. Reflecting light

• "Glistening bodies of swimmers"

• "The horse's glossy coat"

• "Lustrous auburn hair"

• "Saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"

• "Shining white enamel"