glow

[glow]

To glow is to shine with light. On a clear night when the moon is full, it glows in the sky.

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To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandenscent.

Noun
an appearance of reflected light

Noun
light from nonthermal sources

Noun
a feeling of considerable warmth; "the glow of new love"; "a glow of regret"

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

Noun
a steady even light without flames

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

Noun
an alert and refreshed state

Verb
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"

Verb
be exuberant or high-spirited; "Make the people''s hearts glow"

Verb
emit a steady even light without flames; "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden"

Verb
especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"

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shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"


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

v. i.
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.

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

v. i.
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.

v. t.
To make hot; to flush.

n.
White or red heat; incandscence.

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

n.
Intense excitement or earnestness; vehemence or heat of passion; ardor.

n.
Heat of body; a sensation of warmth, as that produced by exercise, etc.


Glow

Glow , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glowed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Glowing.] [AS. glwan; akin to D. gloeijen, OHG. gluoen, G. gl'81hen, Icel. gla, Dan. gloende glowing. . Cf. Gloom.] 1. To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandenscent.
Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees.
2. 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.
Clad in a gown that glows with Tyrian rays.
And glow with shame of your proceedings.
3. To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn.
Did not his temples glow In the same sultry winds and acrching heats?
The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands.
4. 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.
With pride it mounts, and with revenge it glows.
Burns with one love, with one resentment glows.

Glow

Glow, v. t. To make hot; to flush. [Poetic]
Fans, whose wind did seem To glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool.

Glow

Glow, n. 1. White or red heat; incandscence. 2. Brightness or warmth of color; redness; a rosy flush; as, the glow of health in the cheeks. 3. Intense excitement or earnestness; vehemence or heat of passion; ardor.
The red glow of scorn.
4. Heat of body; a sensation of warmth, as that produced by exercise, etc.

To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandenscent.

To make hot; to flush.

White or red heat; incandscence.

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Usage Examples

The best beauty advice I ever received is to keep skin hydrated and limit harsh exposure to the sun. If you are set on the tanned look, there are plenty of great creams that will give you a healthy-looking glow.

I look my best when I take my helmet off after a long motorcycle ride. I have a glow and a bit of helmet hair.

My dad says he likes to bask in my glow.

To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise.

Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other's good, and melt at other's woe.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Happiness is hard to recall. Its just a glow.

When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things - not the great occasions - that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

It's the contemporary woman that movies don't know what to do with, other than bathe her in a bridal glow in romantic comedies where both the romance and the comedy are artificial sweeteners.

When trying to remember my share in the glow of the eternal present, in the smile of God, I return to my childhood, too, for that is where the most significant discoveries turn up.

Sometimes I'm dazzled by how modern and fabulous we are, and how easy everything can be for us that's the gilded glow of technology, and I marvel at it all the time.

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