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shining off

shining off is the present participle and gerund 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 shining off

What is shining off the present participle and gerund of?
Shining off is the present participle and gerund of shine off.

Words near shining off in the dictionary

  1. shining a light on
  2. shining down on
  3. shining down upon
  4. shining firmoss
  5. shining light on
  6. shining off
  7. shining on
  8. shining ones
  9. shining sumac
  10. shining through
  11. shining tubeshoulder

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