glow

the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible the glow of the restaurant's table lamps is especially flattering to diners Synonyms of glow blaze, flare, fluorescence, glare, gleam, light, illumination, incandescence, luminescence, radiance, shineWords Related to glow flash, glimmer, glint, glitter, scintillation, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle; daylight, moonlight, sunlight, sunshine; afterglow, aureole (or aureola), aurora, beam, halo, ray, shaft, streak, stream, sunbeam; glisten, gloss, luster (or lustre), polish, reflection, sheenNear Antonyms of glow blackness, dark, darkness, dimness, dusk, duskiness, gloom, night, shadow

1 to be on fire especially brightly the coals glowed red-hot Synonyms of glow blaze, combust, flame, burnWords Related to glow catch, enkindle; deflagrate, fire, ignite, kindle; flare (up), light (up); flicker, gutter, waver; bake, broil, char, cook, melt, roast, scorch, swelter; smolder (or smoulder), spark, sputter; beam, brighten, radiate; beat (down), flash, glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, shine, sparkle, twinkle

2 to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment) when they found out he had won the tournament, his parents glowed with pride Synonyms of glow bloom, color, crimson, flush, blush, reddenWords Related to glow incarnadine, rouge, ruddle; abash, chagrin, discomfit, disconcert, embarrass, faze, humiliate, mortify