Meaning : The work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it.
Example :
The shining of shoes provided a meager living.
Every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing.
Synonyms : polishing
Meaning : Marked by exceptional merit.
Example :
Had shining virtues and few faults.
A shining example.
Meaning : Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing. Reflecting a sheen or glow.
Example :
Bright silver candlesticks.
A burnished brass knocker.
She brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves.
Rows of shining glasses.
Shiny black patents.
Meaning : Reflecting light.
Example :
Glistening bodies of swimmers.
The horse's glossy coat.
Lustrous auburn hair.
Saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet.
Shining white enamel.
Synonyms : glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny