shone
[ shohn; especially British shon ]
/ ʃoʊn; especially British ʃɒn /
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of shine1.
Words nearby shone
sholes,
sholokhov,
sholom,
sholom aleichem,
shona,
shone,
shoneen,
shongololo,
shonky,
shoo,
shoo-fly pie
Definition for shone (2 of 2)
Origin of shine
1
before 900; Middle English
s(c)hinen (v.), Old English
scīnan; cognate with Dutch
schijnen, German
scheinen, Old Norse
skīna, Gothic
skeinan
SYNONYMS FOR shine
1
glimmer,
shimmer.
Shine,
beam,
glare refer to the emitting or reflecting of light.
Shine refers to a steady glowing or reflecting of light:
to shine in the sun. That which
beams gives forth a radiant or bright light:
to beam like a star.
Glare refers to the shining of a light that is not only bright but so strong as to be unpleasant and dazzling:
to glare like a headlight.
9 buff, burnish, brighten.
11 gloss, gleam, glow, sheen.
OTHER WORDS FROM shine
un·shined, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for shone
British Dictionary definitions for shone (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for shone (2 of 2)
shine
/ (ʃaɪn) /
verb shines, shining or shone
noun
Word Origin for shine
Old English
scīnan; related to Old Norse
skīna, Gothic
skeinan, Old High German
scīnan to shine, Greek
skia shadow
Idioms and Phrases with shone
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