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Meaning of 'glow' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Glow [ n.]
- White or red heat; incandscence.
- Brightness or warmth of color; redness; a rosy flush; as, the glow of health in the cheeks.
- Intense excitement or earnestness; vehemence or heat of passion; ardor.
- Heat of body; a sensation of warmth, as that produced by exercise, etc.
2 . Glow [ v. i.]
- To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent.
- 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.
- To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn.
- 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.
3 . Glow [ v. t.]
- To make hot; to flush.

Meaning of 'glow' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . glow [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a feeling of considerable warmth
Example in sentence:
  • a glow of regret;
  • the glow of new love
2 . glow [ v]
Meaning (2):
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
Example in sentence:
  • Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna
Meaning (3):
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
Example in sentence:
  • Her face radiated with happiness;
  • She was beaming with joy
Meaning (4):
- be exuberant or high-spirited
Example in sentence:
  • Make the people's hearts glow
Meaning (5):
- shine intensely, as if with heat
Example in sentence:
  • The candles were burning;
  • The coals were glowing in the dark
Meaning (6):
- emit a steady even light without flames
Example in sentence:
  • The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden

Nearby Words:

gloam gloaming gloar gloat gloated gloating globard globate globated globe

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