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shone off

shone 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 shone off

What is shone off the simple past and past participle of?
Shone off is the simple past and past participle of shine off.

Words near shone off in the dictionary

  1. shone
  2. shone a light on
  3. shone down on
  4. shone down upon
  5. shone light on
  6. shone off
  7. shone on
  8. shone through
  9. shone up
  10. Shone's syndrome
  11. shoneen

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