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

Everyone looks glowing and glamorous, despite sticking generally to a dutiful antiquities theme. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Kubrick’s film is more thematically than overtly connected to the Odyssey; the most obvious analogue being HAL 9000, whose single glowing red camera eye evokes the Cyclops Polyphemus. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026

The trailer opens with a montage of a glowing Lily (Lively) walking through Boston. — Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 4 July 2026

Its light is rather that of a glowing molten metal than that of a burning furnace. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 July 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