"shine through" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: shines through [present, singular, third-person], shining through [participle, present], shone through [participle, past], shone through [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|shine<,,shone> through}} shine through (third-person singular simple present shines through, present participle shining through, simple past and past participle shone through)
  1. (usually figurative, of positive things, intransitive) To be discernible despite obstruction; to be apparent or evidenced. Tags: figuratively, intransitive, usually
    Sense id: en-shine_through-en-verb-N1VJO1KM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (through)

Inflected forms

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