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shine

/ˈʃaɪn/SHYN
/ˈʃaɪn/SHYN

Meaningglittering, giving light

Common meaning: to give out light

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishscinansourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishschinensource
  3. Englishshine‘to give out light’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English scinan ‘glittering, giving light’.

Roots

  • scinan Old English “glittering, giving light”

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