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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GLOW, v.i.
1. To shine with intense heat; or perhaps more correctly, to shine with a white heat; to exhibit incandescence. Hence, in a more general sense, to shine with a bright luster.
Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees.
2. To burn with vehement heat.
The scorching fire that in their entrails glows.
3. To feel great heat of body; to be hot.
Did not his temples glow
In the same sultry winds and scorching heats?
4. To exhibit a strong bright color; to be red.
Clad in a gown that glows with Tyrian rays.
Fair ideas flow,
Strike in the sketch, or in the picture glow.
5. To be bright or red with heat or animation, or with blushes; as glowing cheeks.
6. To feel the heat of passion; to be ardent; to be animated, as by intense love, zeal, anger, etc.
We say, the heart glows with love or zeal; the glowing breast.
When real virtue fires the glowing bard.
If you have never glowed with gratitude to the author of the christian revelation, you know nothing of christianity.
7. To burn with intense heat; to rage; as passion.
With pride it mounts, and with revenge it glows.
GLOW, v.i. To heat so as to shine. [Not used.]
GLOW, n. Shining heat, or white heat.
1. Brightness of color; redness; as the glow of health in the cheeks.
A waving glow his bloomy beds display,
Blushing in bright diversities of day.
2. Vehemence of passion.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an alert and refreshed state [syn: freshness, glow]
2: light from nonthermal sources [syn: luminescence, glow]
3: the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised [syn: incandescence, glow]
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 [syn: radiance, glow, glowing]
7: an appearance of reflected light [syn: gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency] v
1: emit a steady even light without flames; "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden"
2: have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" [syn: glow, beam, radiate, shine]
3: shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning" [syn: burn, glow]
4: be exuberant or high-spirited; "Make the people's hearts glow"
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" [syn: glow, beam, radiate, shine]

Merriam Webster's

I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gl?wan; akin to Old English geolu yellow — more at yellow Date: before 12th century 1. a. to shine with or as if with an intense heat <embers glowing in the darkness> b. (1) to have a rich warm typically ruddy color <cheeks glowing with health> (2) flush, blush <the children glowed with excitement> 2. a. to experience a sensation of or as if of heat <glowing with rage> b. to show exuberance or elation <glow with pride> • glowingly adverb II. noun Date: 1600 1. brightness or warmth of color; especially redness 2. a. warmth of feeling or emotion b. a sensation of warmth <the drug produces a sustained glow> 3. a. the state of glowing with heat and light b. light such as is emitted by a solid body heated to luminosity ; incandescence

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v.intr. 1 a throw out light and heat without flame; be incandescent. b shine like something heated in this way. 2 (of the cheeks) redden, esp. from cold or exercise. 3 (often foll. by with) a (of the body) be heated, esp. from exertion; sweat. b express or experience strong emotion (glowed with pride; glowing with indignation). 4 showing a warm colour (the painting glows with warmth). 5 (as glowing adj.) expressing pride or satisfaction (a glowing report). --n. 1 a glowing state. 2 a bright warm colour, esp. the red of cheeks. 3 ardour; passion. 4 a feeling induced by good health, exercise, etc.; well-being. Phrases and idioms: glow discharge a luminous sparkless electrical discharge from a pointed conductor in a gas at low pressure. glow-worm any beetle of the genus Lampyris whose wingless female emits light from the end of the abdomen. in a glow colloq. hot or flushed; sweating. Derivatives: glowingly adv. Etymology: OE glowan f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Glow Glow (gl[=o]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glowed (gl[=o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Glowing.] [AS. gl[=o]wan; akin to D. gloeijen, OHG. gluoen, G. gl["u]hen, Icel. gl[=o]a, Dan. gloende glowing. [root]94. Cf. Gloom.] 1. To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent. Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees. --Pope. 2. 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. Clad in a gown that glows with Tyrian rays. --Dryden. And glow with shame of your proceedings. --Shak. 3. To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn. Did not his temples glow In the same sultry winds and acrching heats? --Addison. The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands. --Gay. 4. 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. With pride it mounts, and with revenge it glows. --Dryden. Burns with one love, with one resentment glows. --Pope.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Glow Glow, n. 1. White or red heat; incandscence. 2. Brightness or warmth of color; redness; a rosy flush; as, the glow of health in the cheeks. 3. Intense excitement or earnestness; vehemence or heat of passion; ardor. The red glow of scorn. --Shak. 4. Heat of body; a sensation of warmth, as that produced by exercise, etc.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Glow Glow, v. t. To make hot; to flush. [Poetic] Fans, whose wind did seem To glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool. --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(glows, glowing, glowed) 1. A glow is a dull, steady light, for example the light produced by a fire when there are no flames. ...the cigarette's red glow... The rising sun casts a golden glow over the fields. N-COUNT: usu sing 2. A glow is a pink colour on a person's face, usually because they are healthy or have been exercising. The moisturiser gave my face a healthy glow that lasted all day. N-SING: usu a N 3. If you feel a glow of satisfaction or achievement, you have a strong feeling of pleasure because of something that you have done or that has happened. Exercise will give you a glow of satisfaction at having achieved something... He felt a glow of pride in what she had accomplished. N-SING: oft N of n 4. If something glows, it produces a dull, steady light. The night lantern glowed softly in the darkness... Even the mantel above the fire glowed white. VERB: V, V adj 5. If a place glows with a colour or a quality, it is bright, attractive, and colourful. Used together these colours will make your interiors glow with warmth and vitality. ...carved wood bathed in glowing colors and gold leaf. VERB: V with n, V-ing, also V 6. If something glows, it looks bright because it is reflecting light. The instruments glowed in the bright orange light... The fall foliage glowed red and yellow in the morning sunlight. VERB: V, V adj 7. If someone's skin glows, it looks pink because they are healthy or excited, or have been doing physical exercise. Her freckled skin glowed with health again. ...a glowing complexion. VERB: V with n, V-ing, also V 8. If someone glows with an emotion such as pride or pleasure, the expression on their face shows how they feel. The expectant mothers that Amy had encountered positively glowed with pride. VERB: V with n 9. see also glowing

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. n. 1. Be incandescent. 2. Shine brightly. 3. Burn, be hot. 4. Be ardent, be warm, warm, become excited, feel intensely. II. n. 1. Incandescence, white heat. 2. Brightness, bright color, reddening. 3. Ardor, warmth, vehemence, impetuosity, fervency, fervor, enthusiasm.

Moby Thesaurus

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