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noun

Definition of glownext
as in glare
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

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glow

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verb

ˈglō How to pronounce glow (audio)
1
as in to flame
to be on fire especially brightly the coals glowed red-hot

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2
as in to blush
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

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Recent Examples of glow
Noun
Thanksgiving lends itself to warm, earthy colors with the glow of candles and warm feelings. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026 Enter Glacē, Hydrafacial, and DiamondGlow, three facials that supposedly restore your glow. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
Underneath, dense fields of staghorn and cabbage corals spread in every direction, glowing gold and lime-green against the black volcanic sand. — Avantika Chaturvedi, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2026 Salih has seen reefs glow, bleach and recover, even multiple times. — Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for glow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glow
  1. glare
  2. flame
  3. blush
  4. light
  5. burn
  6. flush
  7. gleam
  8. blaze
Noun
  • The crew switched on spotlights to mimic the glare of the blast.
    — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
  • There’s also a nano-texture glass option to fight glare, though that will set you back another $150.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of glare
Verb
  • That’s especially true in the Southeast, where there’s no shortage of uniquely thrilling opening acts from Chief Osceola and his flaming spear at Florida State to the eagle’s pre-game lap around Jordan Hare Stadium at Auburn.
    — Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The flaming tower is part of a component most often known in Russian by the acronym ELOU-AVT, shorthand for an Electric Desalting and Atmospheric-Vacuum Distillation Unit.
    — Jarrett Ley, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of flame
Verb
  • Reporter covering national politics from Richmond Could the Deep South be blushing slightly blue — or at least less red?
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In this painful experience, one is exposed (the betrayal that is blushing) and longs to hide oneself.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of blush
Noun
  • Councilwoman Jamie Gauthier is on the Committee on Children and Youth, which will now hold hearings to examine the city's child welfare system in light of the death of 10-year-old Malayshia Alford.
    — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The room tour was thorough but not intrusive, and there was no great difficulty working the lights or other technical components.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of light
Verb
  • Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital in September, which her attorneys say probably did not enter her bloodstream correctly and instead pooled in her arms, leaving them burned and blistered.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • From waste to carbon Waste incineration plants produce CO2 while burning residual waste in order to generate electricity.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of burn
Verb
  • Showing off his prize porcelain in the studio during his podcast, Cat noted proudly that it had been used and flushed by royalty, including Jim Calhoun, Kevin Ollie and Dan Hurley.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Sheathed in a mahogany crust, my hunk of rib eye is flushed pink.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of flush
Noun
  • The music resolves and smoke rolls into the gallery before the screen opens up and the real Endeavour gleams in the distance, spotlighted like a mirage in the dark.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The singer-songwriter’s seventh album is their wackiest and funniest to date, with a madcap gleam coursing through its synth-pop portraits of lovable weirdos and suburban dread.
    — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of gleam
Verb
  • Everyone's welcome to do nothing but sit here and watch the blazing postcard-perfect sunsets.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Yet today, a market woman standing on black asphalt in the blazing sun may have an insurance policy which has a trigger determined by a weather station 50 kilometers away.
    — Simmone Shah, Time, 9 Nov. 2026
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“Glow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glow. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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