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shining, shimmering, splendid

shining, shimmering, splendid phrase: something that is extraordinary, captivating or spectacular.

Phrase

shining, shimmering, splendid

  1. (humorous, often) Something that is extraordinary, captivating or spectacular.
    • Shining, shimmering, splendid! she thought. The memory of watching that on VHS brought on the chuckles and she couldn't hold them back.2012 June 1, M. J. Haider, Put Him Out for Good, →ISBN, page 228
    • Soos: What is this new world? Shining, shimmering, splendid!2015 November 23, "Weirdmageddon 2: Escape from Reality", season 2, episode 19 of Gravity Falls

Origin of shining, shimmering, splendid

A lyric from "A Whole New World", the signature song from Disney's Aladdin (1992).

Questions about shining, shimmering, splendid

What does shining, shimmering, splendid mean?
Shining, shimmering, splendid means something that is extraordinary, captivating or spectacular.
What part of speech is shining, shimmering, splendid?
Shining, shimmering, splendid is a phrase.

Words near shining, shimmering, splendid in the dictionary

  1. shining sumac
  2. shining through
  3. shining tubeshoulder
  4. shining tubeshoulders
  5. shining up
  6. shining, shimmering, splendid
  7. shininger
  8. shiningest
  9. shiningly
  10. shiningness
  11. shinings

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