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Definition of 'glow'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) glow
a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence:
the glow of coals in the fireplace.

2.  glow
brightness of color.

3.  glow
a sensation or state of bodily heat.

4.  glow
a warm, ruddy color of the cheeks.

5.  glow
warmth of emotion or passion; ardor.

6. (v.i.) glow
to emit bright light and heat without flame; become incandescent.

7.  glow
to shine like something intensely heated.

8.  glow
to be lustrously red or brilliant.

9.  glow
(of the cheeks) to exhibit a healthy, ruddy color.

10.  glow
to become or feel very warm or hot.

11.  glow
to show emotion or elation:
to glow with pride.

Etymology: (bef. 1000; OE glōwan; akin to OHG gluoen, ON glōa)

Definition of 'glow'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) freshness, glow
an alert and refreshed state

2. (noun) luminescence, glow
light from nonthermal sources

3. (noun) incandescence, glow
the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised

4. (noun) glow
a feeling of considerable warmth
"the glow of new love"; "a glow of regret"

5. (noun) glow
a steady even light without flames

6. (noun) radiance, glow, glowing
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

7. (verb) gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency
an appearance of reflected light

8. (verb) glow
emit a steady even light without flames
"The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden"

9. (verb) glow, beam, radiate, shine
have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
"Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"

10. (verb) burn, glow
shine intensely, as if with heat
"The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"

11. (verb) glow
be exuberant or high-spirited
"Make the people's hearts glow"

12. (verb) glow, beam, radiate, shine
experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
"She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"

Definition of 'glow'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) glow
to produce light that is warm but not too bright
The fire glowed in the darkened room.

2.  glow
(of sb or sb's skin) to have a healthy appearance
a pregnant woman, glowing and healthy

3.  glow
to show a strong positive emotion
He glowed with pride/happiness.

4. (noun) glow
a warm light that is not bright
the glow of the setting sun

5.  glow
a healthy color in your skin
The exercise had given her a healthy glow.

6.  glow
a positive, satisfied feeling
a glow of pride/accomplishment

Definition of 'glow'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) glow
white or red heat; incandscence

2. (noun) glow
brightness or warmth of color; redness; a rosy flush; as, the glow of health in the cheeks

3. (noun) glow
intense excitement or earnestness; vehemence or heat of passion; ardor

4. (noun) glow
heat of body; a sensation of warmth, as that produced by exercise, etc

5. (verb) glow
to shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent

6. (verb) glow
to exhibit a strong, bright color; to be brilliant, as if with heat; to be bright or red with heat or animation, with blushes, etc

7. (verb) glow
to feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn

8. (verb) glow
to feel the heat of passion; to be animated, as by intense love, zeal, anger, etc.; to rage, as passior; as, the heart glows with love, zeal, or patriotism

9. (verb) glow
to make hot; to flush

Translation of 'glow'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to give out heat or light without any flame The coal was glowing in the fire.
Afrikaans: gloei, brand	Arabic: يَتَوَهَّج	Bulgarian: светя
Brazilian: brilhar	Czech: žhnout, sálat	German: glühen
Danish: gløde	Greek: λάμπω	Spanish: brillar, resplandecer, es
Estonian: hõõguma	Farsi: گرما یا نور دادن	Finnish: hehkua
French: rougeoyer	Hebrew: ללהוט	Hindi: चमकना
Croatian: isijavati	Hungarian: izzik	Indonesian: bersinar
Icelandic: glóa	Italian: ardere	Japanese: 熱して輝く
Korean: 열과 빛을 내다	Lithuanian: žėrėti	Latvian: kvēlot
Malay: berpijar	Dutch: gloeien	Norwegian: gløde
Polish: żarzyć się	Persian: گرما یا نور دادن	Pashto: ځلېدل، غوړانجى كول
Portuguese: brilhar	Romanian: a radia; a străluci	Russian: тлеть
Slovak: tlieť, sálať, horieť; pla	Slovenian: žareti	Serbian: žariti
Swedish: glöda	Thai: (ไฟ) คุ	Turkish: pırıldamak, kor gibi parl
Taiwanese: 發熱, 發光	Ukrainian: жевріти	Urdu: شعلے کے بغیر دہکنا
Vietnamese: nóng rực	Chinese: 发热，发光
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