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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However, relatively few players in salmon or navy blue shone as Steve Clarke's side succumbed to successive 1-0 defeats.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

An odd front wing issue prevented him from getting through into Q3 like his Racing Bulls team-mate Arvid Lindblad but Lawson never fully shone.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Those trends shone through last week when CrowdStrike beat estimates for its fiscal fourth-quarter revenue and issued a positive outlook for the current quarter.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

The 24-year-old has played at right-back and left-back this season but has shone in recent matches in his preferred central midfield role.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Blazing lights shone down from the top of huge, branchless trees.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth