shinier; shiniest
1
: having a smooth glossy surface
shiny new shoes
2
a
: bright with the rays of the sun : sunshiny
b
: filled with light
3
: rubbed or worn smooth
4
: lustrous with natural secretions
a shiny nose
shininess
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Examples of shiny in a Sentence
we could see our reflections in the shiny surface of the marble walls
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Jennifer Buchanan/Pool photo by The Seattle Times RENTON, Wash. — Boeing assembles the 737 in a massive factory here that can hold more than a dozen unfinished planes, with their shiny green fuselages lined up nose to tail.
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Joel Rose, NPR, 27 June 2024
As for her hair and makeup, the singer pulled her raven-black tresses back in a tight, long braid and opted for a clean makeup look with bold eyebrows and a shiny pink lip.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 26 June 2024
Knowing only Communist Czechoslovakia, Zajac recalls thinking that the big, shiny 1950s automobiles represented freedom.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 26 June 2024
However, unlike the bumblebee, carpenter bees have a shiny black abdomen in contrast to the bumble bee's yellow, hairy abdomen.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2024
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Joel Rose, NPR, 27 June 2024
As for her hair and makeup, the singer pulled her raven-black tresses back in a tight, long braid and opted for a clean makeup look with bold eyebrows and a shiny pink lip.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 26 June 2024
Knowing only Communist Czechoslovakia, Zajac recalls thinking that the big, shiny 1950s automobiles represented freedom.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 26 June 2024
However, unlike the bumblebee, carpenter bees have a shiny black abdomen in contrast to the bumble bee's yellow, hairy abdomen.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2024
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“Shiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shiny. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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