Synonyms of glowed

glowed

verb

past tense of glow

1

as in burned

to be on fire especially brightly

the coals glowed red-hot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burned
• blazed
• flamed
• flickered
• gleamed
• shone
• fired
• smoldered
• combusted
• ignited
• glinted
• kindled
• went up in flames
• melted
• sparkled
• charred
• flashed
• glistened
• cooked
• shimmered
• glimmered
• brightened
• scorched
• wavered
• twinkled
• glittered
• enkindled
• lit (up)
• baked
• glared
• beamed
• radiated
• sputtered
• roasted
• caught
• sparked
• broiled
• flared (up)
• guttered
• deflagrated
• beat (down)
• sweltered
• scintillated

2

as in blushed

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 & Similar Words

• blushed
• flushed
• reddened
• bloomed
• crimsoned
• colored
• turned color
• rouged
• mortified
• disconcerted
• humiliated
• fazed
• abashed
• ruddled
• embarrassed
• chagrined
• incarnadined
• discomfited

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of glowed

As the bartender quieted whatever terrible hair-metal mixtape had been playing over the house PA, and the lights glowed red on the stage, Ryan was trying to create the illusion of a behind-the-curtain, big-stage, rock star entrance. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

String lights glowed overhead as the San Gabriel Mountains went dark behind them. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

The picture glowed, the sound was clear; nothing blurred, slanted, or bled off the screen. — Lane Brown, Vulture, 25 July 2026

No blood was visible, but one area glowed after being sprayed with Bluestar. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026

The downtown skyline glowed behind them and the City of Angels — the entertainment capital of the world — beckoned below. — Avery Stone, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026

Iranian author Shahrnush Parsipur, who cloaked uncompromising feminist ideals in stories and novels that glowed with magical realism, died on July 3 in San Francisco following a stroke. — News Desk, Artforum, 13 July 2026

Hathaway glowed in an embellished Marc by Marc Jacobs mini dress and Miu Miu platform heels, per the HuffPost. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

With a big grin on his face, visible even through his spacesuit helmet, Williams raised his arms in a classic Muscle Beach pose as planet Earth glowed hundreds of miles beneath him. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 July 2026