glow
[gloh]
- a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence.
- brightness of color.
- a sensation or state of bodily heat.
- a warm, ruddy color of the cheeks.
- warmth of emotion or passion; ardor.
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- to emit bright light and heat without flame; become incandescent.
- to shine like something intensely heated.
- to exhibit a strong, bright color; be lustrously red or brilliant.
- (of the cheeks) to exhibit a healthy, warm, ruddy color.
- to become or feel very warm or hot.
- to show emotion or elation: to glow with pride.
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Origin of glow
before 1000; Middle English glowen (v.), Old English glōwan; akin to German glühen, Old Norse glōa
Synonyms
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Related Words
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Contemporary Examples
Glow: The Autobiography of Rick JamesRick James David Ritz (Atria Books) Where to begin?
Of course, in her Neverland they bleach your teeth so white they glow and Madonna coaches you on your convincing British accent.
“He said, ‘Look in the mirror, and see the glow in your face,’” Allison recalls Cosby saying, according to the Daily News.
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November 24, 2014
In order to get the ghosts to glow, we had to do what was called a double burn.
However, exposed rock and larger sand grains have higher thermal inertia, so they glow more brightly.
Historical Examples
And were he only—but I will not make you glow, as you read—upon my word I will not.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
I do so; and cannot own any of the glow, any of the throbs you mention.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
No, he could not—which admission did not lessen the glow on his cheek.
Ester Ried Yet SpeakingIsabella Alden
The glow on her cheeks was not all caused by the fresh air of the spring day.
Ester Ried Yet SpeakingIsabella Alden
Eileen had been complimented until she was in a glow of delight.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
glow
- light emitted by a substance or object at a high temperature
- a steady even light without flames
- brilliance or vividness of colour
- brightness or ruddiness of complexion
- a feeling of wellbeing or satisfaction
- intensity of emotion; ardour
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- to emit a steady even light without flames
- to shine intensely, as if from great heat
- to be exuberant or high-spirited, as from excellent health or intense emotion
- to experience a feeling of wellbeing or satisfactionto glow with pride
- (esp of the complexion) to show a strong bright colour, esp a shade of red
- to be very hot
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Word Origin
Old English glōwan; related to Old Norse glōa, Old High German gluoen, Icelandic glōra to sparkle
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Word Origin and History for glow
v.
Old English glowan "to glow, shine as if red-hot," from Proto-Germanic base *glo- (cf. Old Saxon gloian, Old Frisian gled "glow, blaze," Old Norse gloa, Old High German gluoen, German glühen "to glow"), from PIE *ghel- (see glass). Figuratively from late 14c. Related: Glowed; glowing.
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n.
mid-15c., from glow (v).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper