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glow
[ gloh ]
/ gloʊ /
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noun
verb (used without object)
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Origin of glow
before 1000; Middle English glowen (v.), Old English glōwan; akin to German glühen,Old Norse glōa
OTHER WORDS FROM glow
outglow, verb (used with object)un·der·glow, nounWords nearby glow
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British Dictionary definitions for glow
glow
/ (ɡləʊ) /
noun
verb (intr)
Word Origin for glow
Old English glōwan; related to Old Norse glōa, Old High German gluoen, Icelandic glōra to sparkle
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