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glow
(glō)intr.v. glowed, glow·ing, glows
1. To shine brightly and steadily, especially without a flame: Embers glowed in the furnace.
2.
a. To have a bright, warm, usually reddish color: The children's cheeks glowed from the cold.
b. To flush; blush.
3. To be exuberant or radiant: parents glowing with pride.
n.
1. A light produced by a body heated to luminosity; incandescence.
2. Brilliance or warmth of color, especially redness: "the evening glow of the city streets when the sun has gone behind the tallest houses" (Seán O'Faoláin).
3. A sensation of physical warmth.
4. A warm feeling, as of pleasure or well-being.
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glow
(ɡləʊ)n
1. (General Physics) light emitted by a substance or object at a high temperature
2. a steady even light without flames
3. brilliance or vividness of colour
4. brightness or ruddiness of complexion
5. a feeling of wellbeing or satisfaction
6. intensity of emotion; ardour
vb (intr)
7. to emit a steady even light without flames
8. to shine intensely, as if from great heat
9. to be exuberant or high-spirited, as from excellent health or intense emotion
10. to experience a feeling of wellbeing or satisfaction: to glow with pride.
11. (esp of the complexion) to show a strong bright colour, esp a shade of red
12. to be very hot
[Old English glōwan; related to Old Norse glōa, Old High German gluoen, Icelandic glōra to sparkle]
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glow
(gloʊ)n.
1. a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence: the glow of coals in the fireplace.
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.
v.i. 6. to emit bright light and heat without flame; become incandescent.
7. to shine like something intensely heated.
8. to be lustrously red or brilliant.
9. (of the cheeks) to exhibit a healthy, ruddy color.
10. to become or feel very warm or hot.
11. to show emotion or elation: to glow with pride.
[before 1000; Old English glōwan; akin to Old High German gluoen, Old Norse glōa]
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glow
Past participle: glowed
Gerund: glowing
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| Noun | 1. |  glow - an alert and refreshed state good health, healthiness - the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease |
| 2. | glow - light from nonthermal sources brightness level, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, brightness, light - the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun" | |
| 3. | glow - the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" | |
| 4. | glow - a feeling of considerable warmth; "the glow of new love"; "a glow of regret" feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" | |
| 5. | glow - a steady even light without flames sky glow - illumination of the night sky in urban areas light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" | |
| 6. |  glow - the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surfaceaureole, corona - the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" | |
| 7. |  glow - an appearance of reflected light radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, effulgence, radiance - the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light | |
| Verb | 1. | glow - emit a steady even light without flames; "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden" radiate - cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays; "The sun is radiating" fluoresce - exhibit or undergo fluorescence flush - glow or cause to glow with warm color or light; "the sky flushed with rosy splendor" |
| 2. |  glow - have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" | |
| 3. | glow - shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning" beam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" gutter - burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker; "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground" | |
| 4. | glow - be exuberant or high-spirited; "Make the people's hearts glow" feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" | |
| 5. |  glow - 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"feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
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glow
noun
1. light, gleam, splendour, glimmer, brilliance, brightness, radiance, luminosity, vividness, incandescence, phosphorescence The rising sun cast a golden glow over the fields.
light dullness, greyness
light dullness, greyness
verb
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glow
verb1. To shine brightly and steadily but without a flame:
2. A feeling of pervasive emotional warmth:
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Translations
تَوَهُّج، إحْمِراريَتَوَرَّد ، يَحْمَريَتَوَهَّج
hořetsálatžáržhnout
blusseglødglødeskærstråle
izzásizzik
bjarmi, ljómiglóaroîna
jonvabalisžaražėrėjimasžėrėtižėrintis
degtkvēlekvēlošanakvēlotsārtums
žiar
žaržarenježareti
kızıllıkkor gibi parlamakpırıldamakyanakları kızarmak
glow
[gləʊ]A. N
1. [of lamp, sunset, fire, bright colour] → brillo m, resplandor m; [of cheeks] → rubor m; (in sky) → luz f difusa
2. (fig) (= warm feeling) → sensación f de bienestar
a glow of satisfaction → una aureola de satisfacción
a glow of satisfaction → una aureola de satisfacción
B. VI
1. [lamp, colour, sunset, fire] → brillar, resplandecer
C. CPD glow worm N → luciérnaga f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
glow
vi → glühen; (colour, hands of clock) → leuchten; (lamp, candle) → scheinen; her cheeks glowed → ihre Wangen glühten; she/her cheeks glowed with health → sie hatte ein blühendes Aussehen; to glow with pride → vor Stolz glühen; to glow with pleasure → vor Freude strahlen; she glowed with confidence → sie strahlte Selbstvertrauen vor; to glow red → rot leuchten
n → Glühen nt; (of colour, clock hands) → Leuchten nt; (of lamp, candle) → Schein m; (of fire, sunset, passion) → Glut f; her face had a healthy glow → ihr Gesicht hatte eine blühende Farbe; she felt a glow of satisfaction/affection → sie empfand eine tiefe Befriedigung/Zuneigung; there was a glow about her → sie strahlte
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
glow
[gləʊ]1. n (of lamp, sunset) → luce f (diffusa); (of cigarette, fire, city) → bagliore m; (of bright colour) → luminosità; (of cheeks) → colorito acceso; (warm feeling, of pride) → vampata
2. vi (lamp, sunset) → ardere; (fire) → sfavillare; (colour, face) → essere luminoso/a
to glow with health → sprizzare salute (da tutti i pori)
to glow with health → sprizzare salute (da tutti i pori)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
glow
(gləu) verb1. to give out heat or light without any flame. The coal was glowing in the fire.
2. to have red cheeks because of heat, cold, emotion etc. The little boy glowed with pride.
noun the state of glowing. the glow of the coal in the fire.
ˈglowing adjectiveglowing colours.
ˈglow-worm noun a kind of beetle whose tail glows in the dark.
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