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glowing
[ gloh-ing ]
adjective
- rich and warm in coloring:
glowing colors.
- showing the radiance of health, excitement, etc.:
glowing cheeks.
- warmly favorable or complimentary:
a glowing account of her work.
Synonyms: unstinting, rapturous, enthusiastic, wholehearted, ardent
glowing
/ ˈɡləʊɪŋ /
adjective
- emitting a steady bright light without flames
glowing embers
- warm and rich in colour
the room was decorated in glowing shades of gold and orange
- flushed and rosy, as from exercise or excitement
glowing cheeks
- displaying or indicative of extreme satisfaction, pride, or emotion
he gave a glowing account of his son's achievements
Derived Forms
- ˈglowingly, adverb
Other Words From
- glowing·ly adverb
- un·glowing adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
“When we first filmed it glowing ... everyone in the control room let out a loud ‘Oooooh!’ at the same time.
In another, strangers sing together from their cars in a drive-in theater parking lot, flashing their headlights at the glowing screen — their distance and location a reminder of the pandemic era.
The scene was so familiar: the sour scent of the scrub brush and palms, the hillside homes glowing at dusk, the old burn in my calves.
Both of them sported the alien’s glowing finger.
From jack-o'-lanterns glowing on porches to costumes ranging from the whimsical to the gory, Halloween is a time of playful scares, childhood memories and, of course, candy.
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