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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As a result, Brazilian winger Kerolin shone, full-back Casparij was on the scoresheet regularly and England midfielder Laura Blindkilde Brown had a breakout campaign.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Nearly two years after the Hollywood Arby’s closed, its cowboy hat shone again this weekend at the Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

It makes them feel special, like Lady Luck has shone her light on them.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Daring to invite that ridicule, Smith shone a bright light on the free-market road not taken—at least, not yet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Mrs. Sasaki and Mitsue had scrubbed and swept the house until it shone.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr