# shining

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,397

## Definitions
1. Emitting light.
2. Reflecting light.
3. Having a high polish or sheen.
4. Having exceptional merit.

## Etymology
By surface analysis, shine + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **skiing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-skiing)
- **siding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-siding)
- **sizing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-sizing)
- **siting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-siting)
- **showing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-showing)
- **singing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-singing)
- **signing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-signing)
- **smiling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-smiling)
- **sliding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-sliding)
- **sinking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-sinking)
- **shoving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-shoving)
- **slicing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-slicing)
- **sniping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-sniping)
- **spiking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-spiking)
- **stoning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-stoning)
- **sinning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-sinning)
- **suiting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-suiting)
- **shipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-shipping)
- **spinning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-spinning)
- **swinging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-swinging)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hsining`, `shhining`, `shiinng`, `shinign`, `shiningg`, `shininng`, `shinnig`, `shinning`, `shniing`, `sihning`, `sshining`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shining