shine through

English

Verb

shine through (third-person singular simple present shines through, present participle shining through, simple past and past participle shined through or shone through)

  1. (usually figurative, usually of positive things, intransitive) To be discernible despite obstruction; to be apparent or evidenced.
    Though she makes lots of spelling and grammar mistakes in her article, her passion for the subject shines through.
    • 1979 February 10, Linda Gwizdak, “Fight to Choose”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 28, page 4:
      He went on to say that the society was also too loose and that WOMEN were too loose! Aha! Their true anti-woman and homophobic selves were shining through!
  2. (intransitive, of light) To be visible across a barrier.
    The clouds are heavy, but the sunlight is still managing to shine through.

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