English Explanatory Dictionary

take a shining to

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

take a shining to takes a shining to taking a shining to took a shining to taken a shining to

Etymology

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

Synonyms

take a shine to
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