Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shine up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
shine up
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause to be shiny or more shiny.

Transitive verb

verb

To be friendly in an attempt to impress; to suck up; to be overly solicitous; to attempt to ingratiate oneself.

Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

shines up (present, singular) shining up (participle, present) shined up (participle, past) shined up (past) shone up (participle, past) shone up (past)

Synonyms

cozy up cotton up play up sidle up suck up

Questions

What does shine up mean?
To cause to be shiny or more shiny.

How to pronounce shine up

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