glow
noun
a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence.
glowed
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past participleof glow.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof glow.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
glownouna light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence.
Example Sentences
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Each person had just been arrested in Wake County, N.C., and now their mug shots glowed on a computer screen in grids of eight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Like the store’s sign, the sky glowed Big Orange, hex code #F96302, or Pantone 165 C, available in the paint department inside.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
Siphonophores -- largely translucent creatures in fanciful shapes resembling toddlers' drawings -- glowed as they drifted by, and silver, fingernail-sized fish skittered out of the sub's wake.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
The dining room glowed like a film set, its gently arched brick and brass softening Barcelona’s usual edge.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2025
It was missing four teeth, but the tiny pink stones along the top glowed whenever I held it up to the sun.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
