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glow·ing | \ ˈglō-iŋ 
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\Definition of glowing
1 : producing light
a glowing computer screen : shining with or as if with warmth or heat
a glowing fire Night falls and suddenly you see glowing eyes everywhere.— Michelle Barker
2a : marked by a rich, warm coloration
… small hotels and apartment houses in the south Miami Beach area … have been refurbished in glowing sunset colors … — Time
b : radiantly healthful
a glowing complexion glowing good health Madge, whom he had always liked the least of the Lapham girls, was rosy, glowing, and beaming.— Esther Forbes
3 : highly enthusiastic and favorable
a movie that has received glowing reviews a glowing introduction a glowing description
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glowing
adjectiveEnglish Language Learners Definition of glowing
: very enthusiastic : full of praise
: having a warm color
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