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glowing

glo·wing

UK/ˈɡləʊɪŋ/ US/ˈɡloʊɪŋ/ fairly common
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

1.

softly bright or radiant

  • “a house aglow with lights”
  • “glowing embers”
  • “lambent tongues of flame”
  • “the lucent moon”
  • “a sky luminous with stars”
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2.

highly enthusiastic

  • “glowing praise”
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noun

1.

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

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  • glowing generality
  • glowing hot

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