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glowing

/ˈɡləʊɪŋ/

verb

Meaning

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

    "The fire was still glowing after ten hours."

  • To radiate some emotional quality like light.

    "The zealots glowed with religious fervor."

  • To gaze especially passionately at something.

  • To radiate thermal heat.

    "After their workout, the gymnasts' faces were glowing red."

  • To shine brightly and steadily.

    "The new baby's room glows with bright, loving colors."

  • To make hot; to flush.

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

noun

Meaning

  • The action of the verb glow.

adjective

Meaning

  • That glows or glow.

    "glowing embers"

  • Full of praise.

    "He received glowing references from his previous employers."