shining

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.