SHEENING Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

sheening

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present participle of sheen

as in glistening

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The baseball-size crabcake arrives at your table, its jumbo lumps glistening and broiled to a gentle golden brown.

— Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
Pros & Cons Behind every picturesque pool glistening in the summer sun, there's a ton of work that goes into keeping not only the water clean, but the pool walls and floor looking their best.

— John Mihaly, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of glistening

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This is near the end of an extensive tour of the enormous, gleaming vessel.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Only guests in the larger rooms gain access to the rooftop, with its heated pool, and the Vault bar, arguably the highlight of the whole affair, cocooned among 3,000 gleaming safe deposit boxes.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of gleaming

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For City, Pep Guardiola left the club after a decade of glittering success, while Rodri has joined Barcelona.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Singer-songwriter-actress Dolly Parton, whose glittering country music stardom was matched by her pop fame and popular parallel careers in film and TV, died Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee.

— Chris Morris, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of glittering

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The 59-year-old actress kept the summer vibes going at the Practical Magic 2 premiere on August 26, shimmering from head to toe in a seafoam green sequin gown that was dripping in pearls and gold chains.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
Under the shimmering sun of Tenerife, memory and the present become inseparably intertwined.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of shimmering

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The experience of eating it is even more shocking … the electric crunch of passionfruit seeds giving way to exploding citrus vesicles, glimmering like wayward teardrop gems … and … was that a dehydrated banana?

— Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Venus and Jupiter are still glimmering brightly together in the western sky after sunset, so do yourself a favor and head outside tonight!

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026

Definition of glimmering

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Profitability is really shining, with big beats on operating income and EPS in the fourth quarter.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The tub, toilet and sink are all white, shining more or less, and the room has faded bluish linoleum on the floor and tired, dirty-pink walls.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

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