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take a shining to

take a shining to verb: synonym of take a shine to (“to become fond of something”).

Verb

take a shining to (third-person singular simple present takes a shining to, present participle taking a shining to, simple past took a shining to, past participle taken a shining to)

  1. Synonym of take a shine to (“to become fond of something”).
    Synonyms:
    take a shine to

Synonyms of take a shining to

Forms of take a shining to

third-person singular presenttakes a shining to
present participletaking a shining to
pasttook a shining to
past participletaken a shining to

Origin of take a shining to

Apparently a recent variant of take a shine to, dating from the 1980s.

Questions about take a shining to

What does take a shining to mean?
Take a shining to means synonym of take a shine to (“to become fond of something”).
What part of speech is take a shining to?
Take a shining to is a verb.
What is the past tense of take a shining to?
The past tense of take a shining to is took a shining to.

Words near take a shining to in the dictionary

  1. take a risk
  2. take a run at
  3. take a running jump
  4. take a seat
  5. take a shine to
  6. take a shining to
  7. take a shit
  8. take a shot in the dark
  9. take a sight
  10. take a spill
  11. take a stab at

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