Definitions

shone

[shohn, shon] / ʃoʊn, ʃɒn /

VERB

give off or reflect light

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beam blink burn dazzle flash flicker glare gleam glisten glitter glow illuminate radiate shimmer sparkle twinkle

STRONG

bedazzle blaze deflect flare glimmer illumine incandesce irradiate luminesce mirror scintillate

WEAK

emit light give light

Antonyms

STRONGEST

darken dull

VERB

polish, burnish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rub

STRONG

brush buff finish furbish glance glaze gloss scour sleek wax

WEAK

buff up give a sheen make brilliant put a finish on put a gloss on

Antonyms

WEAK

dull

Example Sentences

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The RBA ruled out further cuts in December and shone a light on renewed inflation risks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Outside the rooftop storage shed, the bright Florida sun shone in a cloudless blue sky.

From Literature

Short-statured Mr. November shone, too, his controlled dynamism enhancing Ms. Childs’s spare ballet moves.

From The Wall Street Journal

Coventry being awarded UK City of Culture 2021 meant millions of pounds in investment and a spotlight shone on the best music, dance and art it had to offer.

From BBC

Goldman Sachs in particular reported a blowout quarter, and Morgan Stanley also shone with record trading revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal