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glow⋅ing
[gloh-ing] 
–adjective
| 1. | incandescent. |
| 2. | rich and warm in coloring: glowing colors. |
| 3. | showing the radiance of health, excitement, etc.: glowing cheeks. |
| 4. | warmly favorable or complimentary: a glowing account of her work. |
glow
[gloh] –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. |
| 11. | to show emotion or elation: to glow with pride. |
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME glowen (v.), OE glōwan; akin to G glühen, ON glōa
bef. 1000; ME glowen (v.), OE glōwan; akin to G glühen, ON glōa
Synonyms:
9. flush, blush, redden.
9. flush, blush, redden.
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| glow (glō) intr.v. glowed, glow·ing, glows
[Middle English glouen, from Old English glōwan; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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