glowed; glowing; glows
1
2
a
: to experience a sensation of or as if of heat
glowing with rage
b
: to show exuberance or elation
glow with pride
1
: brightness or warmth of color
especially
: redness
2
a
: warmth of feeling or emotion
b
: a sensation of warmth
the drug produces a sustained glow
3
a
: the state of glowing with heat and light
b
: light such as is emitted by a solid body heated to luminosity : incandescence
Examples of glow in a Sentence
Verb
The coals glowed in the fireplace.
The fireplace glowed with the dying coals.
This toy glows in the dark.
Noun
We could see the glow of the lamp in the window.
The town's lights cast a glow on the horizon.
the rosy glow of health
He felt a glow as he remembered the day they first met.
Their problems were all forgotten in the glow of victory.
She felt the glow from the fireplace.
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Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
With glowing eyes, a chilling Vincent Price-style voice (delivering deliciously cheesy dialogue), and four points of ghostly animatronic movement, this bony specter is every bit the haunted showstopper.
—PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
The hope in Vegas, obviously, is that Marner can experience a similar glow-up just by getting out of the Toronto market.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Verb
In summer, the bears glow against a palette of blues and greens with daytime temperatures swinging from T-shirt to fleece-level.
—Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
With glowing eyes, a chilling Vincent Price-style voice (delivering deliciously cheesy dialogue), and four points of ghostly animatronic movement, this bony specter is every bit the haunted showstopper.
—PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
From the Better Homes & Gardens collection at Walmart, these lamps give any room a warm, inviting glow while making the most of seasonal scents.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
The hope in Vegas, obviously, is that Marner can experience a similar glow-up just by getting out of the Toronto market.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Glow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glow. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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glow
1 of 2 verb1
: to shine with or as if with great heat : give off light without flame
glowing coals
2
: to have a rich warm usually reddish color
3
: to be or look warm and flushed (as from excitement)
glow with pride
glow
2 of 2 noun1
: brightness or warmth of color
a rosy glow of health
2
a
: warmth of feeling
b
: a feeling of physical warmth
3
: light such as that given off by something that is very hot but not flaming
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