shining

1. To emit light.
2. To reflect light.
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. To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
5. To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
6. To be immediately apparent.
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. To cause to shine, as a light.
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

1. To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something).

   He shined my shoes until they were polished smooth and gleaming.

2. To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.

noun

A bright emission of light; a gleam.

1. Emitting light.
2. Reflecting light.
3. Having a high polish or sheen.
4. Having exceptional merit.

   a shining example