glow

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To give off a soft, steady light without flames.

   The fireflies were glowing in the dark garden.

2. 2
   verb

   To give off heat and light, often without a flame.

   The coals were still glowing after several hours.

3. 3
   verb

   To have warm, healthy or happy colour in your face.

   Our faces glowed when we came out of the sauna.

4. 4
   noun

   A soft, steady light, or a warm feeling.

   She felt a warm glow of pride at her son's success.

Common collocations

• twilight glow Noun + noun

The verb is derived from Middle English glouen, glowen (“to give off heat and light without flame; of a thing: to be heated until red hot; to be brightly coloured; to shine brightly; (figurative) to be filled with emotion; of the face, etc.: to turn red, flush; etc.”), and then either: * from Old English glōwan (“to glow”) (a strong verb), from Proto-West Germanic *glōan (“to glow”); or * because the Middle English and modern English words are weak verbs, possibly from Old Norse *glówa, thought to be a variant of glóa (“to glow”), also a weak verb; both from Proto-Germanic *glōaną (“to glow”),…

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