Definitions for Glow
gloʊglow

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. freshness, glownoun

   an alert and refreshed state

2. luminescence, glownoun

   light from nonthermal sources

3. incandescence, glownoun

   the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised

4. glownoun

   a feeling of considerable warmth

   "the glow of new love"; "a glow of regret"

5. glownoun

   a steady even light without flames

6. radiance, glow, glowingnoun

   the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

7. gleam, gleaming, glow, lambencyverb

   an appearance of reflected light

8. glowverb

   emit a steady even light without flames

   "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden"

9. glow, beam, radiate, shineverb

   have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink

   "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"

10. burn, glowverb

    shine intensely, as if with heat

    "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"

11. glowverb

    be exuberant or high-spirited

    "Make the people's hearts glow"

12. glow, beam, radiate, shineverb

    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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. glownoun

   The state of a glowing object.

2. glownoun

   The condition of being passionate or having warm feelings.

3. glownoun

   The brilliance or warmth of color in an environment or on a person (especially one's face).

   He had a bright red glow on his face.

4. glowverb

   To give off light from heat or to emit light as if heated.

   The fire was still glowing after ten hours.

5. glowverb

   To radiate some emotional quality like light.

6. glowverb

   To gaze especially passionately at something.

7. glowverb

   To radiate thermal heat.

8. glowverb

   To shine brightly and steadily.

9. glowverb

   To sweat

   Women glow, men sweat.

10. Etymology: Possibly from the Old English glowan, though this is disputed because the corresponding words in Old Saxon and Old High German are dissimilar, glōjan and gluoen respectively. It may instead be from an word, glóa. Its ultimate root is probably the Old Teutonic root. See glass

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Glownoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. Shining heat.2. Vehemence of passion.3. Brightness or vividness of colour.

   The pale complexion of true love,
   And the red glow of scorn and proud disdain. William Shakespeare.

   A waving glow his bloomy beds display,
   Blushing in bright diversities of day. Alexander Pope, Epistle iv.

2. To Glowverb

   To make hot so as to shine. Not in use.

   On each side her
   Stood pretty dimpled boys, like smiling Cupids,
   With divers colour’d fans, whose wind did seem
   To glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool. William Shakespeare.

3. To GLOWverb

   Etymology: glowan, Saxon; gloeyen, Dutch.

   1. To be heated so as to shine without flame.

   But sithence silence lesseneth not my fire,
   But told it flames, and hidden it does glow,
   I will reveal what ye so much desire. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   His goodly eyes,
   That o’er the files and musters of the war
   Have glow’d like plated Mars, now bend, now turn
   Their office upon a tawny front. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopat.

   Kunigund, wife to the emperor Henry II. to show her innocency, did take seven glowing irons, one after another, in her bare hands, and had thereby no harm. George Hakewill.

   Not all parts like, but all alike inform’d
   With radiant light, as glowing iron with fire. John Milton, Par. L.

   2. To burn with vehement heat.

   Nor would you find it easy to compose
   The mettled steeds, when from their nostrils flows
   The scorching fire that in their entrails glows. Joseph Addison, Ovid.

   How op’ning heav’ns their happy regions show,
   And yawning gulphs with flaming vengeance glow. Smith.

   Fires that glow,
   Shrieks of woe. Alexander Pope.

   3. To feel heat of body.

   Did not his temples glow
   In the same sultry winds and scorching heats? Joseph Addison, Cato.

   The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands. John Gay.

   4. To exhibit a strong bright colour.

   With smile that glow’d
   Celestial rosy red, love’s proper hue. John Milton.

   Clad in a gown that glows with Tyrian rays. Dryden.

   A malicious joy,
   Whose red and fiery beams cast through your visage
   A glowing pleasure. John Dryden, Oedipus.

   From the mingled strength of shade and light,
   A new creation rises to my sight;
   Such heav’nly figures from his pencil flow,
   So warm with life his blended colours glow,
   Amidst the soft variety I’m lost. Addison.

   Like th’ ethereal glow’d the green expanse. Richard Savage.

   Fair ideas flow,
   Strike in the sketch, or in the picture glow. Alexander Pope.

   Not the fair fruit that on yon branches glows,
   With that ripe red th’ autumnal sun bestows,
   Can move the god. Alexander Pope.

   Each pleasing Blount shall endless smiles bestow,
   And fair Belinda’s blush for ever glow. Alexander Pope.

   Here clearer stars glow round the frozen pole. Alexander Pope.

   From her naked limbs of glowing white,
   In folds loose floating, fell the fainter lawn. James Thomson.

   5. To feel passion of mind, or activity of fancy.

   You strive in vain
   To hide your thoughts from him, who knew too well
   The inward glowings of a heart in love. Joseph Addison, Cato.

   Forc’d compliments and formal bows
   Will shew thee just above neglect;
   The fire with which thy lover glows,
   Will settle into cold respect. Matthew Prior.

   Did Shadrach’s zeal my glowing breast inspire
   To weary tortures, and rejoice in fire. Matthew Prior.

   Let the gay conscience of a life well spent
   Calm ev’ry thought, inspirit ev’ry grace,
   Glow in thy heart, and smile upon thy face. Alexander Pope.

   With furies surrounded,
   Despairing, confounded,
   He trembles, he glows,
   Amidst Rhodope’s snows. Alexander Pope.

   So perish all, whose breasts ne’er learn’d to glow
   For others good, or melt at others woe. Alexander Pope.

   To praise is always hard,
   When real virtue fires the glowing bard. David Lewis.

   6. To rage or burn as a passion.

   A fire which every windy passion blows;
   With pride it mounts, and with revenge it glows. Dryden.

   When crept into aged veins,
   Love slowly burns, and long remains;
   It glows, and with a sullen heat,
   Like fire in logs, it warms us long. Thomas Shadwell.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Glow

   Glow is a song by Canadian rapper Drake from his album, More Life. It features vocals from American rapper Kanye West. The song was sent to rhythmic crossover radio June 6, 2017, as the fifth official single from the album.

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1. glow

   A glow is a steady light or shine that is not too bright, often emitted from a source of heat, or a state of warmth or luminescence. It can also refer to a radiant or healthy look on someone's face or skin, or a feeling of pride, satisfaction or happiness.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Glowverb

   to shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent

2. Glowverb

   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

3. Glowverb

   to feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn

4. Glowverb

   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

5. Glowverb

   to make hot; to flush

6. Glownoun

   white or red heat; incandscence

7. Glownoun

   brightness or warmth of color; redness; a rosy flush; as, the glow of health in the cheeks

8. Glownoun

   intense excitement or earnestness; vehemence or heat of passion; ardor

9. Glownoun

   heat of body; a sensation of warmth, as that produced by exercise, etc

10. Etymology: [AS. glwan; akin to D. gloeijen, OHG. gluoen, G. glhen, Icel. gla, Dan. gloende glowing. 94. Cf. Gloom.]

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1. Glow

   Glow is the ninth full-length album by the band Raven, released in 1994. "The Rocker" is a Thin Lizzy cover.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Glow

   glō, v.i. to shine with an intense heat: to feel great heat of body: to be flushed: to feel the heat of passion: to be ardent.—n. shining or white heat: unusual warmth: brightness of colour: vehemence of passion.—p.adj. Glow′ing, shining with intense light, white with heat: ardent, fervent, fiery.—adv. Glow′ingly.—ns. Glow′-lamp, an incandescent lamp, usually electric; Glow′-worm, a name given to many beetles in the sub-family Lampyrides, having phosphorescent structures on the abdomen. [A.S. glówan, to glow; Ger. glühen, Ice. glóa, to glow.]

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1. Glow

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1. glow

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GLOW

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Glow is ranked #70403 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Glow surname appeared 278 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Glow.
   
   94.9% or 264 total occurrences were White.
   2.8% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 6 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Feel
   • Feeling
   • Good Health
   • Light
   • Luminosity
   • Radiate

Anagrams for Glow »

1. gowl

2. wlog

How to pronounce Glow?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Glow in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Glow in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Glow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Glow in a Sentence

1. Mark Tregellas:

   The fire just continued to grow and then the black started to descend. I couldn't see the hand in front in my face, and it then it started to glow red and we knew the fire was coming, ash started to fall from the air and then the embers started to come down. At that point, people started to bring their kids and families into the water. Thankfully, the wind changed and the fire moved away.

2. Anthony Fauci:

   We have a hard struggle still ahead of us for weeks and months because we face a new variant of the disease that requires a new vigilance, but as the sun rises tomorrow on 2021, we have the certainty of those vaccines. I believe 2021 is, above all, the year when we will eventually do those everyday things that now seem lost in the past, bathed in a rosy glow of nostalgia -- going to the pub, concerts, theaters, restaurants, or simply holding hands with our loved ones in the normal way.

3. Laura Jaworski:

   In the golden glow of autumn, one cannot help but believe in magic.

4. Andrew Schneider:

   Greetings on this most exceedingly beautiful spring morning. A morning swollen with new life, a morning on which, if I had the voice, I would let loose with song. It's hard to believe just a few short weeks ago we were eating our cornflakes in the wintery dark. Now, well it's still kind of dim out there, but I can see the golden glow of Apollo's chariot waiting in the wings, about to make its entrance. Winter's on the lam, no doubt.

5. James Thurber:

   There are two kinds of light--the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Glow
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Glow
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Glow
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glow
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Glow
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Glow
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Glow
9. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/glow
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html