glowing

[gloh-ing]

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adjective

incandescent.

rich and warm in coloring: glowing colors.

showing the radiance of health, excitement, etc.: glowing cheeks.

warmly favorable or complimentary: a glowing account of her work.

Origin of glowing

before 1000; Middle English glowynge, Old English glowende. See glow, -ing²

Related formsglow·ing·ly, adverbun·glow·ing, adjective

Synonyms for glowing

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4. ardent, wholehearted, enthusiastic, rapturous, unstinting.

glow

[gloh]

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.

Origin of glow

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

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

Synonyms for glow

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9. flush, blush, redden.

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Related Words for glowing

vivid, florid, vibrant, flaming, gleaming, luminous, flushed, fiery, rhapsodic, burning, blazing, beaming, sanguine, warm, rich, flush, red, rave, keen, eager

Examples from the Web for glowing

Contemporary Examples of glowing

My mailman, David, is the sunny-faced sort who brightens my block each afternoon, no matter the weather, with a glowing smile.
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Robert M. Dowling
November 6, 2014
The Duke disappeared into a darkened side room, where he sat inches from a glowing television screen, gazing at golf.
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Schwend had described Glavan in glowing terms to US intelligence in 1946, but, clearly, the two men had had a falling out.
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September 20, 2014
The feedback you got each week from the judges was always so glowing.
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September 4, 2014
Away from the glowing testimonials, the fight for trans equality remains gritty.
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July 26, 2014

Historical Examples of glowing

Reassured, he drew out an electric torch and set it glowing.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
Her eyes were glowing with even more than their usual lusters.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
Now the whole Cathedral was glowing with a reddish yellow light.
The Dream
Emile Zola
When she came in her cheeks were glowing from her run in the frosty air.
The Little Colonel
Annie Fellows Johnston
The sun was down, and the sky was a great, glowing mass of color.
Good Indian
B. M. Bower

British Dictionary definitions for glowing

glowing

adjective

emitting a steady bright light without flamesglowing embers

warm and rich in colourthe room was decorated in glowing shades of gold and orange

flushed and rosy, as from exercise or excitementglowing cheeks

displaying or indicative of extreme satisfaction, pride, or emotionhe gave a glowing account of his son's achievements

Derived Formsglowingly, adverb

glow

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 glowing

glow

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

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.