glow

Speech parts

1. glow - Noun

2. glow - Verb

Meaning

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.

To make hot; to flush.

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

radiance beam burn radiate shine gleam twinkle sheen glitter sparkle brightness glowing flare flicker freshness
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Antonyms

black still night dark darkness pale
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Hypernyms

light appear experience radiance look feel

Hyponyms

corona flush gutter aureole fluoresce sky glow

Phrases with the word

glow up glow-in-the-dark you glow glow with happiness glow-in-the-dark drink city of glow

Derivatives

glowed glowing

Anagrams

gowl wlog

Examples

There are two kinds of light - the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures. James Thurber

We are all worms. However, I like to think I'm a glow worm. Winston Churchill

When all things are equal, translucence in writing is more effective than transparency, just as glow is more revealing than glare. James Thurber

Even a fool knows the glow of gold. Japanese Proverb

The glow soon becomes ashes. Egyptian Proverb

Even a blind man can recognize the glow of latinum. Klingon Proverb

Close letter words and terms

glovework glovey Glovsky glow discharge glow fly glow plug