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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:(0.00 / 0 votes)

  1. freshness, glow(noun)

    an alert and refreshed state

  2. luminescence, glow(noun)

    light from nonthermal sources

  3. incandescence, glow(noun)

    the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised

  4. glow(noun)

    a feeling of considerable warmth

    "the glow of new love"; "a glow of regret"

  5. glow(noun)

    a steady even light without flames

  6. radiance, glow, glowing(noun)

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

  7. gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency(verb)

    an appearance of reflected light

  8. glow(verb)

    emit a steady even light without flames

    "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden"

  9. glow, beam, radiate, shine(verb)


    "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"

  10. burn, glow(verb)

    shine intensely, as if with heat


  11. glow(verb)

    be exuberant or high-spirited

    "Make the people's hearts glow"

  12. glow, beam, radiate, shine(verb)



WiktionaryRate this definition:(0.00 / 0 votes)

  1. glow(Noun)

    The state of a glowing object.

  2. glow(Noun)

    The condition of being passionate or having warm feelings.

  3. glow(Noun)

    The brilliance or warmth of color in an environment or on a person (especially one's face).

    He had a bright red glow on his face.

  4. glow(Verb)

    To give off light from heat or to emit light as if heated.

    The fire was still glowing after ten hours.

  5. glow(Verb)

    To radiate some emotional quality like light.

  6. glow(Verb)

    To gaze especially passionately at something.

  7. glow(Verb)

    To radiate thermal heat.

  8. glow(Verb)

    To shine brightly and steadily.

  9. glow(Verb)

    To sweat

    Women glow, men sweat.

  10. Origin: Possibly from the Old English glowan, though this is disputed because the corresponding words in Old Saxon and Old High German are dissimilar, glōjan and gluoen respectively. It may instead be from an word, glóa. Its ultimate root is probably the Old Teutonic root . See glass

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:(0.00 / 0 votes)

  1. Glow(verb)

    to shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent

  2. Glow(verb)

    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

  3. Glow(verb)

    to feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn

  4. Glow(verb)

    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

  5. Glow(verb)

    to make hot; to flush

  6. Glow(noun)

    white or red heat; incandscence

  7. Glow(noun)

    brightness or warmth of color; redness; a rosy flush; as, the glow of health in the cheeks

  8. Glow(noun)

    intense excitement or earnestness; vehemence or heat of passion; ardor

  9. Glow(noun)

    heat of body; a sensation of warmth, as that produced by exercise, etc

  10. Origin: [AS. glwan; akin to D. gloeijen, OHG. gluoen, G. glhen, Icel. gla, Dan. gloende glowing. 94. Cf. Gloom.]

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  1. Glow

    Glow is the ninth full-length album by the band Raven, released in 1994. "The Rocker" is a Thin Lizzy cover.

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  1. Glow

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Anagrams of GLOW »

  1. gowl, wlog

  2. Gowl

  3. Wlog

Translations for GLOW

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • hřát, vypadat nadšeně, zářit, vyzařovat, být nadšenýCzech
  • glühen, leuchten, abstrahlenGerman
  • resplandecer, brillar, fulgurar, irradiar, fulgir, estar al rojo vivo, arder, iluminarSpanish
  • lueur, éclatFrench
  • luminescenza, splendore, calore, luccichio, ardore, aloneItalian
  • tūwhā, kokomeaMāori
  • iradiaRomanian
  • свети́ться, сия́ние, сия́ть, пыла́ть, рдеть, свече́ниеRussian

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