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shine off

shine off verb: to be dismissive towards (someone or something, e.g. questions, concerns).

Verb

shine off (third-person singular simple present shines off, present participle shining off, simple past and past participle shined off or shone off)

  1. (informal, transitive) To be dismissive towards (someone or something, e.g. questions, concerns).
    • They keep asking, but she keeps shining them off.

Forms of shine off

third-person singular presentshines off
present participleshining off
past participleshined off
pastshined off
past participleshone off
pastshone off

Questions about shine off

What does shine off mean?
Shine off means to be dismissive towards (someone or something, e.g. questions, concerns).
What part of speech is shine off?
Shine off is a verb.
What is the past tense of shine off?
The past tense of shine off is shined off.

Words near shine off in the dictionary

  1. shine down on
  2. shine down upon
  3. shine light on
  4. shine muscat
  5. shine muscats
  6. shine off
  7. shine on
  8. Shine the Light Law
  9. shine through
  10. shine up
  11. Shine-Dalgarno sequence

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