shine meaning in Tamil
மின்னு miṉṉu
UK/ʃaɪn/
shine in Tamil: மின்னு (miṉṉu), ஒளிர் (oḷir), வெளிச்சம் (veḷiccam), ஒளி (oḷi). In English, shine means to emit or reflect light so as to glow.
Tamil words for shine
- to emit light
- மின்னு miṉṉu, ஒளிர் oḷir
- to reflect light
- ஒளிர் oḷir
- ergative: to create light with a flashlight, lamp, torch, etc.
- ஒளிர் oḷir
- brightness from a source of light
- வெளிச்சம் veḷiccam, ஒளி oḷi
- brightness from reflected light
- வெளிச்சம் veḷiccam
- to polish
- மெருகூட்டு merukūṭṭu
English meaning of shine
- verb To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
- verb To reflect light.
- verb To distinguish oneself; to excel.
- verb To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
shine in a sentence
- My nephew tried other sports before deciding on football, which he shone at right away, quickly becoming the star of his school team.
- I shone my light into the darkness to see what was making the noise.
- in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them
Synonyms of shine
shine in other languages
Questions about shine in Tamil
- What is the meaning of shine in Tamil?
- Shine in Tamil is மின்னு (miṉṉu), ஒளிர் (oḷir), வெளிச்சம் (veḷiccam), ஒளி (oḷi).
- shine என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Shine: மின்னு (miṉṉu), ஒளிர் (oḷir), வெளிச்சம் (veḷiccam), ஒளி (oḷi).
- What does shine mean in English?
- Shine means to emit or reflect light so as to glow.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shine (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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