1. [n]  the work of making something shine by polishing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"
2. [adj]  reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel"
3. [adj]  emitting or radiating light; "the shining sun"; "gazed up at the shining heavens"
4. [adj]  reflecting an inner radiance; "with shining eyes"
5. [adj]  abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining norming"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny"
6. [adj]  made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents"
7. [adj]  marked by exceptional merit; "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"

Shining
A young girl who has not uttered a sound since birth is shunned by the people in her village, until they realize how special she is

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1. \Shin"ing\, a.
   1. Emitting light, esp. in a continuous manner; radiant; as,
      shining lamps; also, bright by the reflection of light;
      as, shining armor. ``Fish . . . with their fins and
      shining scales.'' --Milton.
   2. Splendid; illustrious; brilliant; distinguished;
      conspicious; as, a shining example of charity.
   3. Having the surface smooth and polished; -- said of leaves,
      the surfaces of shells, etc.
   Syn: Glistening; bright; radiant; resplendent; effulgent;
        lustrous; brilliant; glittering; splendid; illustrious.
   Usage: {Shining}, {Brilliant}, {Sparking}. Shining describes
          the steady emission of a strong light, or the steady
          reflection of light from a clear or polished surface.
          Brilliant denotes a shining of great brightness, but
          with gleams or flashes. Sparkling implies a fitful,
          intense shining from radiant points or sparks, by
          which the eye is dazzled. The same distinctions obtain
          when these epithets are figuratively applied. A man of
          shining talents is made conspicious by possessing
          them; if they flash upon the mind with a peculiarly
          striking effect, we call them brilliant; if his
          brilliancy is marked by great vivacity and occasional
          intensity, he is sparkling.
                True paradise . . . inclosed with shining rock.
                                                  --Milton.
                Some in a brilliant buckle bind her waist, Some
                round her neck a circling light display. --Gay.
                His sparkling blade about his head he blest.
                                                  --Spenser.
   

2. \Shin"ing\, n.
   Emission or reflection of light.