different between smouldering vs shining

smouldering

English

Alternative forms

  • smoldering US

Verb

smouldering

  1. present participle of smoulder
    • 1859, Alfred Tennyson, Guinevere
      Some evil chance / Will make the smouldering scandal break and blaze.

Noun

smouldering (plural smoulderings)

  1. (sometimes figuratively) The act by which something smoulders; residual heat.
    the smoulderings of the Thirty Years War

Anagrams

  • remouldings

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shining

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??a?n??/

Adjective

shining (comparative more shining, superlative most shining)

  1. Emitting light.
    Synonyms: glowing, luminous; see also Thesaurus:shining
  2. Reflecting light.
    Synonyms: mirrorlike, relucent; see also Thesaurus:shiny
  3. Having a high polish or sheen.
  4. Having exceptional merit.

Translations

Verb

shining

  1. present participle of shine

Noun

shining (plural shinings)

  1. A bright emission of light; a gleam.

Anagrams

  • Hsi-ning

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