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shines off

shines off is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 shines off

What is shines off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shines off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shine off.

Words near shines off in the dictionary

  1. shines
  2. shines a light on
  3. shines down on
  4. shines down upon
  5. shines light on
  6. shines off
  7. shines on
  8. shines through
  9. shines up
  10. shiness
  11. shinest

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