Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take the shine out of

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
take the shine out of
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To outshine or eclipse.

Colloquial; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

takes the shine out of (present, singular) taking the shine out of (participle, present) took the shine out of (past) taken the shine out of (participle, past)

Questions

What does take the shine out of mean?
To outshine or eclipse.

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