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[ gloh-ing ] / ˈgloʊ ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR glowing ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveincandescent. 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. Origin of glowingbefore 1000; Middle English glowynge,Old English glowende.See glow, -ing2 SYNONYMS FOR glowing4 ardent, wholehearted, enthusiastic, rapturous, unstinting. SEE SYNONYMS FOR glowing ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM glowingglow·ing·ly, adverbun·glow·ing, adjectiveWords nearby glowingglove silk, glow, glow discharge, glower, glowfly, glowing, glow lamp, glow plug, glowstick, glowworm, gloxinia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for glowingMy mailman, David, is the sunny-faced sort who brightens my block each afternoon, no matter the weather, with a glowing smile. Was the Unabomber a Eugene O’Neill Fan?|Robert M. Dowling|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Duke disappeared into a darkened side room, where he sat inches from a glowing television screen, gazing at golf. The Duchess Who Secretly Loved Elvis: Remembering Lunch with 'Debo,' The Last Mitford Sister|Lloyd Grove|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Schwend had described Glavan in glowing terms to US intelligence in 1946, but, clearly, the two men had had a falling out. On the Trail of Nazi Counterfeiters|Dr. Kevin C. Ruffner|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST The feedback you got each week from the judges was always so glowing. 'So You Think You Can Dance' Winner Ricky Ubeda Is Adorable, and Tired|Kevin Fallon|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Away from the glowing testimonials, the fight for trans equality remains gritty. Trans Celebs Are Great; Trans Leaders Are Better|Parker Molloy|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST The glowing sky and the glowing mountains were as comrades, each responsive to the emotions of the other. The Garden Of Allah|Robert Hichens He had kissed her; and with glowing heart, ready for martyrdom, he watched her as she went off in the pale light of winter. Squatting around the glowing coals, they filled their plates with steak, potatoes and generous helpings of carrots. Dan Carter and the River Camp|Mildred A. Wirt Then a boat was dimly seen gliding away in a line with the hull, by the glowing light. The Wing-and-Wing|J. Fenimore Cooper Roger Strang approached the glowing ring curiously, peered through, blinked, peered again. Infinite Intruder|Alan Edward Nourse
British Dictionary definitions for glowing
adjectiveemitting a steady bright light without flamesglowing embers warm and rich in colourthe room was decorated in glowing shades of gold and orange flushed and rosy, as from exercise or excitementglowing cheeks displaying or indicative of extreme satisfaction, pride, or emotionhe gave a glowing account of his son's achievements Derived forms of glowingglowingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to glowingvivid, florid, vibrant, flaming, gleaming, luminous, flushed, fiery, rhapsodic, burning, blazing, beaming, sanguine, warm, rich, flush, red, suffused, rave, keen |