glow

[ gloh ]

/ gloʊ /

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noun

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.

verb (used without object)

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.

Nearby words

gloved, gloveman, glover, glover's suture, gloversville, glow, glow discharge, glow lamp, glow plug, glow-worm, glower

Origin of glow

before 1000; Middle English glowen (v.), Old English glōwan; akin to German glühen, Old Norse glōa

SYNONYMS FOR glow

9 flush, blush, redden.

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Related formsout·glow, verb (used with object)un·der·glow, noun

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“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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In order to get the ghosts to glow, we had to do what was called a double burn.
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However, exposed rock and larger sand grains have higher thermal inertia, so they glow more brightly.
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My case, which is spelled out in detail here, looks back at what bedeviled Presidents as the glow of their return to office faded.
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He had straightened up and his eyes shone with a glow of approval.
Big Stupe|Charles V. De Vet
By the glow of the fire I made my way to the door A glance showed me that the hall and the staircase were In darkness.
Berry And Co.|Dornford Yates
The responsive face lighted and weariness gave place to the glow of enthusiasm.
Destiny|Charles Neville Buck
As he ran he saw the glow of the night-lamp in the sick-room, and he heard the insistent baying of the hound.
The Voice of the People|Ellen Glasgow
The strong light at the back of the house—a wobbly one—was rapidly becoming a glow in the heavens, as they say in journalese.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 16, 1917.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for glow

glow

/ (ɡləʊ) /

noun

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

verb (intr)

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

Word Origin for glow

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 (1 of 2)

glow

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.

Word Origin and History for glow (1 of 2)

glow

mid-15c., from glow (v).

glow

noun

verb (used without object)

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