glow
A state of heat and light being emitted by a hot objectA state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object.
» Mary is glowing.
Мері сяє.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)A state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object.
Glühen
сия́ниеsijánije, свече́ниеsvečénije, заревоzarevo
ся́йвоsjájvo, сві́ченняsvíčennja, світі́нняsvitínnja
(countable, uncountable)A state of heat being emitted by a person or an animal's body.
(countable, uncountable)A state of light being emitted by something (for example, a bioluminescent animal or fungus, or a mineral) which is not hot; luminescence.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A state of brightness or warmth of colour; specifically, a reddish colour on a person's face indicating health or youth; a flush.
He had a bright red glow on his face.
сия́ниеsijánije, свече́ниеsvečénije
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A condition of being passionate or having warm feelings; an ardour.
- a feeling of considerable warmth
- a steady even light without flames
- light from nonthermal sources
- the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
Examples
156 sentencesMary is glowing.
Мері сяє. — deniko
Tom wrote Mary a glowing recommendation.
We were mesmerized by the pulsating glow of the embers.
You're positively glowing.
It glows in the dark.
ruОн светится в темноте. — odexed
deEs leuchtet im Dunkeln. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
The verb is derived from Middle English glouen, glowen (“to give off heat and light withouThe 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:
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Forms
plural: glowsSynonyms
8 synonyms- light from nonthermal sources:luminescence
- the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface:radianceglowing
- the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised:incandescence
- an alert and refreshed state:freshness
- an appearance of reflected light:gleamgleaminglambency
Word family
37 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable