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glow

UK/ɡləʊ/ US/ɡloʊ/ fairly common us
verb (5) noun (7)

verb

1.

emit a steady even light without flames

  • “The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden”
2.

especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink

  • “Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna”
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3.

shine intensely, as if with heat

  • “The coals were glowing in the dark”
  • “The candles were burning”
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4.

be exuberant or high-spirited

  • “Make the people”
5.

experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion

  • “She was beaming with joy”
  • “Her face radiated with happiness”
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noun

1.

an alert and refreshed state

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2.

light from nonthermal sources

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3.

the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised

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4.

a feeling of considerable warmth

  • “the glow of new love”
  • “a glow of regret”
5.

a steady even light without flames

6.

the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

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7.

Origin

The verb is derived from Middle English glouen, glowen (“to give off heat and light without flame; of a thing: to be heated until red hot; to be brightly coloured; to shine brightly; (figurative) to be filled with emotion; of the face, etc.: to turn red, flush; etc.”), and then either: * from Old English glōwan (“to glow”) (a strong verb), from Proto-West Germanic *glōan (“to glow”); or * because the Middle English and modern English words are weak verbs, possibly from Old Norse *glówa, thought to be a variant of glóa (“to glow”), also a weak verb; both from Proto-Germanic *glōaną (“to glow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- (“to shine, glow; to be shining, glowing”). Possibly a doublet of glass. The noun is derived from the verb. cognates * Dutch gloeien * Finnish loistaa * German glühen * Norwegian glo * Old Norse glóa (Danish glo, Icelandic glóa, Swedish glo) * Saterland Frisian gloie, glöie, gluuje * West Frisian gloeie

Phrases

  • Asian glow
  • glow discharge
  • glow fly
  • glow party
  • glow plug
  • glow starter
  • glow stick
  • glow up
  • golden glow

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