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For the verb: "to shine"

Simple Past: shined, shone
Past Participle: shined, shone

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
shine/ʃʌɪn/
verb (past and past part. shone or shined)
  • 1 give out a bright light; glow with reflected light.

    ■ direct (a torch or other light) somewhere.

    ■ (of a person's eyes) be bright with the expression of emotion.

  • 2 (often as adj. shining) excel at something.
  • 3 (shine through) (of a quality or skill) be clearly evident.
  • 4 (past and past part. shined) polish.
noun
  • 1 a quality of brightness, especially through reflecting light.
  • 2 an act of polishing.
– phrases
take the shine off spoil the brilliance or excitement of.
take a shine to informal develop a liking for.
– derivatives
shiningly adverb.
– origin OE scīnan, of Gmc origin.
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