intransitive. Of a heavenly body or an object that is alight: To shed beams of bright light; to give out light so as to illuminate; to be radiant…

Of the sun: To direct its rays, shine. Obsolete.

intransitive. To shine as or like the sun. rare.

intransitive. With non-referential it as subject: to be sunny.

intransitive. To shine like the sun (literal and figurative). Obsolete. rare.

intransitive. Esp. of rain or other precipitation: to beat (down) or strike with force or violence. Also occasionally with non-referential it as…

intransitive. colloquial. Also transitive with it. Of the sun: to beat down.