“To rain” is to “rainy”, as “to …” is to “sunny”?

Question

Is there a verb that fits this analogy:

to rain is to rainy, as ___ is to sunny?

I know you can say that it is now raining, but can you say that it is now ___, meaning it is sunny? Is there a verb for this weather? ... "sunshining"? "sunlighting"? "sunshowing"?

Answer 1

Some days I awake to rain.

Other days I awake to shine.

Rain or shine, sunny or rainy, I awake.

Answer 2

I am not aware of an unambiguously clear verb for this situation. Of your three suggestions "sunshining" is the only one which would portray meaning, but it is not a real verb. There are, however, expression which portray an action for this kind of whether, such as "The sun is shining outside" or even perhaps "It is shining brightly," but "It is shining" does not unambiguously relate to weather like "to rain" and "to snow" do.

Answer 3

To look at the first half, "rainy" is an adjective that derives from the verb "to rain". But, "sunny" is an adjective which can derive from the action "to have sun". But, you can also use "sun" as a verb, so the statement ... as to sun is to sunny. would be valid. However, it may sound awkward if you're not used to using it in that way.

If you want a single-word equivalent for being sunny, you could choose something else, such as:

... as to radiate is to radiant.
... as to shine is to shiny.
... as to brighten is to bright.