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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September's full Moon glowed across the UK sky on Saturday and many people seemed to have perfect conditions for viewing it.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Through the cockpit, the city glowed on the horizon, a strip of twinkling lights severing the night sky from the dark Potomac river.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 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
It was a lively but imprecise start at Villarreal's Estadio de la Ceramica, as the game glowed but neither side was able to seriously threaten.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
The scant dawn glowed through the tiny window.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
