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shined off

shined off is the simple past and past participle of shine off.

Meaning of shine off

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.

Questions about shined off

What is shined off the simple past and past participle of?
Shined off is the simple past and past participle of shine off.

Words near shined off in the dictionary

  1. shined
  2. shined a light on
  3. shined down on
  4. shined down upon
  5. shined light on
  6. shined off
  7. shined on
  8. shined through
  9. shined up
  10. shinedst
  11. shineful

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