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glow
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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 blaze, flare, fluorescence, glare, gleam, light, illumination, incandescence, luminescence, radiance, shineRelated Words 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 blackness, dark, darkness, dimness, dusk, duskiness, gloom, night, shadow
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1 to be on fire especially brightly the coals glowed red-hot Synonyms blaze, combust, flame, burnRelated Words 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 bloom, color, crimson, flush, blush, reddenRelated Words incarnadine, rouge, ruddle; abash, chagrin, discomfit, disconcert, embarrass, faze, humiliate, mortify
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