Collocations for shine - verb
ADVERB
brightly,
brilliantly
The sun was shining brightly.
The sun was shining brightly.
faintly
briefly
directly
A spotlight was shining directly into her eyes.
briefly
directly
A spotlight was shining directly into her eyes.
warmly
down, in, out
Sunlight shone in through the window.
down, in, out
Sunlight shone in through the window.
VERB + shine
seem to
(figurative)
She seemed to shine with an inner radiance.
She seemed to shine with an inner radiance.
make sth
You've really made that floor shine!
You've really made that floor shine!
PREPOSITION
at
The watchman shone his torch at us.
The watchman shone his torch at us.
from
(figurative)
Love and pride shone from her eyes.
Love and pride shone from her eyes.
in
The water was shining faintly in the moonlight.
The water was shining faintly in the moonlight.
like
The dark wood shone like glass.
The dark wood shone like glass.
on,
upon
The light shone on his face.
The light shone on his face.
through,
with
(figurative)
His dark eyes shone with excitement.
His dark eyes shone with excitement.
Shine is used with these nouns as the subject:
beam, eye, hair, headlights, lamp, lantern, light, moon, moonlight, ray, star, stone, sun, sunlight, tooth, torch, window
beam, eye, hair, headlights, lamp, lantern, light, moon, moonlight, ray, star, stone, sun, sunlight, tooth, torch, window
Shine is used with these nouns as the object:
beam, flashlight, lantern, light, ray, shoe, spotlight, torch
beam, flashlight, lantern, light, ray, shoe, spotlight, torch