what it means to shine
vb, shines, shining or shone. 1. (intr) to emit light. 2. (intr) to glow or be bright with reflected light. 3. (tr) to direct the light of (a lamp, etc): he shone the torch in my eyes. 4. (tr; past tense and past participle shined) to cause to gleam by polishing: to shine shoes.