noun
1.
a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence.
2.
brightness of color.
3.
a sensation or state of bodily heat.
4.
a warm, ruddy color of the cheeks.
5.
warmth of emotion or passion; ardor.
verb (used without object)
6.
to emit bright light and heat without flame; become incandescent.
7.
to shine like something intensely heated.
8.
to exhibit a strong, bright color; be lustrously red or brilliant.
9.
(of the cheeks) to exhibit a healthy, warm, ruddy color.
10.
to become or feel very warm or hot.
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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English glowen (v.), Old English glōwan; akin to German glühen, Old Norse glōa
before 1000; Middle English glowen (v.), Old English glōwan; akin to German glühen, Old Norse glōa
Related forms
out·glow, verb (used with object)
un·der·glow, noun
Synonyms
9. flush, blush, redden.
9. flush, blush, redden.
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glow (ɡləʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | light emitted by a substance or object at a high temperature |
| 2. | a steady even light without flames |
| 3. | brilliance or vividness of colour |
| 4. | brightness or ruddiness of complexion |
| 5. | a feeling of wellbeing or satisfaction |
| 6. | intensity of emotion; ardour |
| —vb | |
| 7. | to emit a steady even light without flames |
| 8. | to shine intensely, as if from great heat |
| 9. | to be exuberant or high-spirited, as from excellent health or intense emotion |
| 10. | to experience a feeling of wellbeing or satisfaction: to glow with pride |
| 11. | (esp of the complexion) to show a strong bright colour, esp a shade of red |
| 12. | to be very hot |
| [Old English glōwan; related to Old Norse glōa, Old High German gluoen, Icelandic glōra to sparkle] | |
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Word Origin & History
glow
O.E. glowan "to shine as if red-hot," from P.Gmc. base *glo- (cf. O.S. gloian, O.N. gloa, O.H.G. gluoen, Ger. glühen "to glow"), from PIE *ghlo-. First record of glow-worm is from c.1320.
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Slang Dictionary
glow definition
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GLOW definition
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[Byte's UK edition, May 1992, p.84UK-8].
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| GLOW gross lift-off weight |
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Example sentences
Their device works by focusing pulses of laser light on the tooth, causing it to glow and release heat.
Around the city, garbage dumps steam with the combustion of natural gases, and auto yards glow with fires from fuel spills.
The disk is surrounded by a fuzzy glow, which would be the collected light from billions of stars above and below the disk.
People were drawn to the glow and began to set up camps there.
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