Thesaurus / take a shine to
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synonyms for take a shine to
- covet
- crave
- enjoy
- aim
- choose
- fancy
- like
- pine
- thirst
- aspire to
- be smitten
- be turned on by
- cotton to
- desiderate
- die over
- fall for
- give eyeteeth for
- go for
- hanker after
- have eyes for
- have the hots for
- hunger for
- lust after
- make advances to
- partial to
- set heart on
- spoil for
- sweet on
- take a liking to
- take to
- wish for
- yearn for
- champion
- support
- advocate
- appreciate
- back
- accept
- encourage
- choose
- praise
- endorse
- approve
- pick
- fancy
- approbate
- prize
- eulogize
- value
- patronize
- commend
- countenance
- esteem
- sanction
- honor
- incline
- for
- go for
- be in favor of
- buck for
- cotton to
- flash on
- hold with
- lean toward
- look up to
- opt for
- regard highly
- root for
- single out
- take a liking to
- take to
- think well of
- tilt toward
- be on one's side
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- disfavor
- hurt
- disrespect
- disagree
- discourage
- criticize
- neglect
- oppose
- thwart
- hinder
- deny
- hate
- dislike
- censure
- disallow
- dissuade
- protest
- disapprove
- reject
- refuse
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How to use take a shine to in a sentence
Each day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONI take the Extream Bells, and set down the six Changes on them thus.
TINTINNALOGIA, OR, THE ART OF RINGINGRICHARD DUCKWORTH AND FABIAN STEDMANAll the operations of her brain related themselves somehow to to-morrow afternoon.
HILDA LESSWAYSARNOLD BENNETTNow-a-days it is the bankrupt who flouts, and his too confiding creditors who are jeered and laughed at.
GLANCES AT EUROPEHORACE GREELEYWycliffe translates the Vulgate: “And it as a modir onourid schal meete hym, and as a womman fro virgynyte schal take him.”
SOLOMON AND SOLOMONIC LITERATUREMONCURE DANIEL CONWAYBut it was necessary to take Silan, which the rebels hastened to strengthen, closely followed up by the Spaniards.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMANAnd this summer it seemed to her that she never would be able to take proper care of her nestful of children.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEYJust corporeal enough to attest humanity, yet sufficiently transparent to let the celestial origin shine through.
PEARLS OF THOUGHTMATURIN M. BALLOU"Buy something for your wife that-is-to-be," he said to his grand-nephew, as he handed him the folded paper.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSHe felt himself the meanest, vilest thing a-crawl upon this sinful earth, and she—dear God!
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIWORDS RELATED TO TAKE A SHINE TO
- aim
- aspire to
- be smitten
- be turned on by
- choose
- cotton to
- covet
- crave
- desiderate
- die over
- enjoy
- fall for
- fancy
- give eyeteeth for
- go for
- hanker after
- have eyes for
- have the hots for
- hunger for
- like
- lust after
- make advances to
- partial to
- pine
- set heart on
- spoil for
- sweet on
- take a liking to
- take a shine to
- take to
- thirst
- wish for
- yearn for
- aimed
- aspire to
- be smote
- be turned on by
- chose
- cotton to
- coveted
- craved
- desiderated
- died over
- enjoyed
- fancied
- fell for
- gave eyeteeth for
- had eyes for
- had the hots for
- hanker after
- hunger for
- liked
- lust after
- made advances to
- partial to
- pined
- set heart on
- spoil for
- sweet on
- thirsted
- took a liking to
- took a shine to
- took to
- went for
- wished for
- yearned for
- aims
- aspire to
- be smites
- be turns on by
- chooses
- cotton to
- covets
- craves
- desiderates
- dies over
- enjoys
- falls for
- fancies
- gives eyeteeth for
- goes for
- hanker after
- has eyes for
- has the hots for
- hunger for
- likes
- lust after
- makes advances to
- partial to
- pines
- sets heart on
- spoil for
- sweet on
- takes a liking to
- takes a shine to
- takes to
- thirsts
- wishes for
- yearns for
- accept
- advocate
- appreciate
- approbate
- approve
- back
- be in favor of
- be on one's side
- buck for
- champion
- choose
- commend
- cotton to
- countenance
- encourage
- endorse
- esteem
- eulogize
- fancy
- flash on
- for
- go for
- hold with
- honor
- incline
- lean toward
- look up to
- opt for
- patronize
- pick
- praise
- prize
- regard highly
- root for
- sanction
- single out
- support
- take a liking to
- take a shine to
- take to
- think well of
- tilt toward
- value
- abetting
- accommodating
- advancing
- aiding
- assisting
- befriending
- being partial to
- do right by
- doing a kindness
- esteeming
- facilitating
- furthering
- gratifying
- humoring
- indulging
- making exception
- obliging
- playing favorites
- promoting
- pulling strings
- showing consideration
- side with
- smiling upon
- sparing
- spoiling
- treating well
- valuing
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