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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.
Synonyms: , ,
- to become or feel very warm or hot.
- to show emotion or elation:
to glow with pride.
glow
/ ɡəʊ /
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
- 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 satisfaction
to glow with pride
- (esp of the complexion) to show a strong bright colour, esp a shade of red
- to be very hot
Other 51Թ Forms
- dzܳgǷ verb (used with object)
- ܲd·Ƿ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of glow1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of glow1
Example Sentences
One of his early experiments was ambrosia — a salad so retro it borders on parody, but so striking in his hands it practically glows.
In the painting, a young girl — engulfed in a radiant glow — points her finger at a general standing before her.
“The classic wide-angle view!” he says with a grin, proudly showing off the stream of Becca’s decaying cadaver glowing from his phone screen.
“You’re seeing a glowing tunnel of hot air that might be 10 miles in diameter produced by this very tiny little pebble that’s passing through the atmosphere and burns up,” Krupp said.
When A24 released the first trailer for the film — which follows a single, horrific day in the lives of a platoon of Navy SEALs stationed in Ramadi in 2006 — the response was not exactly glowing.
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