take a shining to

verb

Synonym of take a shine to (“to become fond of something”).

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Meanings

verbtake a shining to (third-person singular simple present takes a shining to, present participle taking a shining to, simple past took a shining to, past participle taken a shining to)

present singular third person takes a shining to · participle present taking a shining to · past took a shining to · participle past taken a shining to

  1. Synonym of take a shine to (“to become fond of something”).

    Synonyms: take a shine to

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of take a shine to (“to become fond of something”).

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take a shine to
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take a fancy totake a shine to

Origin

Apparently a recent variant of take a shine to, dating from the 1980s.

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APA

take a shining to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20shining%20to

MLA

“take a shining to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20shining%20to. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take a shining to,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20shining%20to.

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