glowing

adjective

glow·​ing ˈglō-iŋ 

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

2

a

: marked by a rich, warm coloration

… small hotels … 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

glowingly

ˈglō-iŋ-lē 

adverb

Over small cups of strong coffee in a cheerless reception room, he spoke glowingly of his native land.

—Burton Bernstein

Examples of glowing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The glowing hose creates a visible path that helps rescuers navigate thick smoke and find their way back to safety. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026

Beneath that display of hot gases, a glowing fringe of orange on the rim indicated that the edges of the fire were pushing out far to the east and west. —New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026

The Sombrero Galaxy was imaged to magnificent effect by the Hubble Space Telescope — most recently to mark its 35th anniversary in space — which revealed its sweeping disk-like structure and pronounced dusty lanes shining beneath its glowing galactic core. —Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026

In a sea of black and muted gowns, Alba was golden and glowing, the soft color punctuated with intermittent flower detailing. —Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing glowing

• in glowing terms

Rhymes for glowing

• blowing
• boing
• bowing
• crowing
• flowing
• going
• growing
• hoeing
• knowing
• lowing
• rowing
• sewing