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shining on

shining on is the present participle and gerund of shine on.

Meaning of shine on

Verb

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

  1. (imperative, informal, intransitive, usually) To continue to excel.
    • Keep shining on, champion!
  2. (US, informal, transitive) To humor (someone) or be condescending to (someone); to pretend to take (someone) seriously; to tell a tall tale; to pull someone's leg.
  3. (US, informal, transitive) To deliberately insult or aggravate (someone).

Questions about shining on

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

Words near shining on in the dictionary

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

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