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  • verb Present participle of sheen.

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Examples

  • Down the spiral path of the pit they bore him, encircling the sheening, glowing Red One that seemed ever imminent to iridesce from colour and light into sweet singing and thunder.

    THE RED ONE 2010

  • Now, some of that is just normal wind shear, but that's obviously, you can see where the little bit of sheening (ph) is.

    Top Kill's Success Uncertain 2010

  • Adm. Allen said oil has now made landfall on parts of Mississippi and tar balls and sheening were apparent in Alabama.

    BP Frees Jammed Saw as Oil Nears Florida Beaches 2010

  • Her hands were drawn to him, palms caressing his sheening chest, then dipping down his torso.

    Demon From The Dark Kresley Cole 2010

  • He moved between her legs, his tanned skin sheening in the rain, his shaft jutting eagerly.

    Demon From The Dark Kresley Cole 2010

  • Oil has now made landfall on parts of Mississippi, and tar balls and sheening were apparent in Alabama Wednesday.

    Spill Reaches Alabama Shore 2010

  • His shirt was ripped almost free, displaying his sheening chest, still heaving from the battle.

    Kresley Cole Immortals After Dark: The Clan MacRieve Kresley Cole 2010

  • By the time the moon had begun to set, she was panting, her body sheening with sweat.

    Kiss of a Demon King Kresley Cole 2009

  • He began to go fully demonic, his skin darkening, sheening in the firelight.

    Kiss of a Demon King Kresley Cole 2009

  • His horns were straightening, his sweat-slicked muscles corded with strain, sheening in the firelight.

    Kiss of a Demon King Kresley Cole 2009

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