glowing
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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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glowing
(ˈɡləʊɪŋ)adj
1. emitting a steady bright light without flames: glowing embers.
2. (Colours) warm and rich in colour: the room was decorated in glowing shades of gold and orange.
3. flushed and rosy, as from exercise or excitement: glowing cheeks.
4. displaying or indicative of extreme satisfaction, pride, or emotion: he gave a glowing account of his son's achievements.
ˈglowingly adv
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glow•ing
(ˈgloʊ ɪŋ)adj.
1. incandescent.
2. rich and warm in coloring: glowing colors.
3. showing the radiance of health, excitement, etc.
4. warmly favorable or complimentary: a glowing account of her work.
[before 1000]
glow′ing•ly, adv.
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Noun | 1. | glowing - the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface aureole, 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" |
Adj. | 1. | glowing - highly enthusiastic; "glowing praise" enthusiastic - having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons" |
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glowing
adjective
1. complimentary, enthusiastic, rave (informal), ecstatic, rhapsodic, laudatory, adulatory, eulogistic The premiere of his play received glowing reviews.
complimentary cruel, scathing, dispassionate, unenthusiastic
complimentary cruel, scathing, dispassionate, unenthusiastic
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glowing
adjective1. Bright and clear in complexion; not dull or faded:
2. Of a healthy reddish color:
3. Fired with intense feeling:
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Translations
مُتَوَهِّج
svítícízářící
glødendestrålende
glóandi
glowing
[ˈgləʊɪŋ] ADJ2. [person] (with health, pleasure) → rebosante
3. (fig) [report, description etc] → entusiasta
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
glowing
[ˈgləʊɪŋ] adj [fire] → rougeoyant(e)
[complexion] → éclatant(e)
[report, description] → élogieux/euse
to speak in glowing terms about sb/sth → parler de qn/qch en termes élogieux
to speak in glowing terms about sb/sth → parler de qn/qch en termes élogieux
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
glowing
adj
→ glühend; candle, colour, eyes → leuchtend; cheeks, complexion → blühend; to be glowing with health → blühend aussehen
(fig: = enthusiastic) account, description → begeistert; words → leidenschaftlich, begeistert; praise, report → überschwänglich; pride, admiration, enthusiasm → glühend; to speak of somebody/something in glowing terms → voller Begeisterung von jdm/etw sprechen; to paint something in glowing colours (fig) → etw in den leuchtendsten Farben schildern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
glowing
[ˈgləʊɪŋ] adj (light) → caldo/a; (fire) → ardente; (complexion) → luminoso/a; (cheeks, colour) → acceso/a; (person, with health) → florido/a; (with pleasure) → raggiante (fig) (report, description) → entusiastato paint sth in glowing colours (fig) → dire meraviglie di qc
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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