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.

OTHER WORDS FOR glow

9 flush, blush, redden.

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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, noun

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How to use glow in a sentence

This glow occurs because when electrons plow into the ice, they energize the material.
Europa’s icy surface may glow in the dark|Kate Baggaley|November 11, 2020|Popular-Science
The brightness of that glow depended on the kind of salt in the ice, researchers report online November 9 in Nature Astronomy.
Jupiter’s icy moon Europa may glow in the dark|Maria Temming|November 9, 2020|Science News
Instead, he thinks that the glow could be helping the usually solitary animals spot one another or communicate when they do meet up.
A blue-green glow adds to platypuses’ long list of bizarre features|Christie Wilcox|November 6, 2020|Science News
A golden glow bathes the tropical forest’s countless shades of green.
Here’s what bats ‘see’ when they explore the world with sound|Carolyn Wilke|October 29, 2020|Science News For Students

Until now, the glow in other chordate animals had been explained by their diet or from a symbiotic relationship with glowing bacteria.
We finally know why sea pickles glow|María Paula Rubiano A.|October 22, 2020|Popular-Science
Around them, Kansas City glowed in the midsummer dusk; ahead of them glimmered the future.
Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The carpet of lights below glowed bright; brighter still as our taxi entered Paris.
A ‘Blue Velvet’ Christmas in Paris|Richard Woodward|December 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Amid worried NYPD, paramedics, nurses, and doctors, he glowed.
Hundreds Evacuated From NYU’s Tisch Hospital in Hurricane Sandy|Abby Haglage|October 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Ann practically glowed beneath the stage lights, a picture perfect first lady in waiting.
Ann Romney: Mitt’s Secret Weapon Sputters|Michelle Cottle|August 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The man positively glowed as he pounded away at the Republican field.
Obama Campaign Unleashes Joe Biden in Battle for Blue-Collar Voters|Michelle Cottle|March 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She was a homely woman, with a small weazened face and body and eyes that glowed.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The gray eyes, once flashing with the light of kindly humor, now softened with sympathy, now glowed with pity.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
For many a day afterwards my cheek glowed with pleasure at the recollection of that sweet obeisance.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Even the hardy Mohammedan was haggard and spent, and his oblique eyes glowed like the red embers of a dying fire.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
There was a scar in the shape of a cross on the man's swarthy cheek, and it glowed redly with the anger that filled him.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews

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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