was shining, shone
El día de la votación, el presidente del Senado brillaba por su ausencia.
On the day of the vote, the president of the Senate was conspicuously absent.
El pavimento del campo de aterrizaje brillaba con un intenso tono rosado.
The runway pavement glowed a vivid pink.
Su rostro brillaba de alegría.
Her face shone with joy.
La luna brillaba con claridad.
The moon shone brightly.
He was conspicuous by his absence.
Íbamos una vez por el borde de un río y vi algo que brillaba en el agua.
We were walking along the edge of a river once and I saw something shining in the water.
— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)
Su cara brillaba de felicidad.
Her face was beaming with happiness.
Las mujeres tenían el cabello perfumado y todo brillaba.
The women had perfumed hair and everything was sparkling.
— La leyenda de 1900 (1998)