shone

verb

1. 1

   To emit light.

2. 2

   To reflect light.

3. 3

   To distinguish oneself; to excel.

   “My nephew tried other sports before deciding on football, which he shone at right away, quickly becoming the star of his school team.”

4. 4

   To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.

5. 5

   To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.

6. 6

   To be immediately apparent.

7. 7

   To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).

   “I shone my light into the darkness to see what was making the noise.”

8. 8

   To cause to shine, as a light.

9. 9

   To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light.

   “in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them”