1
as in burnt
to be on fire especially brightly
the coals glowed red-hot
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
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
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of glowed
Philadelphia glowed with fresh patriotic spirit.
—
Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
The mountains glowed with golden light, evoking a sense of enchantment and possibility.
—Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
By now her name has glowed several times on the marquee of Springfield’s historic Gillioz Theatre.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
As Virgin Voyages' new stage show began, pink neon letters spelling out a woman's name glowed brightly in the low lights.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
In the last few seconds her palm glowed red, and then the light disappeared.
—Rachel Seo, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
The dream glowed, even in the dead of night.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
This bird carried not only the usual seagrass but also a strand of red grape algae, which glowed like translucent jewels.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The music thumped away, though at reduced volume, the bats performed their acrobatics over the pool, the hash pipe glowed, people began to yawn.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
The mountains glowed with golden light, evoking a sense of enchantment and possibility.
—Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
By now her name has glowed several times on the marquee of Springfield’s historic Gillioz Theatre.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
As Virgin Voyages' new stage show began, pink neon letters spelling out a woman's name glowed brightly in the low lights.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
In the last few seconds her palm glowed red, and then the light disappeared.
—Rachel Seo, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
The dream glowed, even in the dead of night.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
This bird carried not only the usual seagrass but also a strand of red grape algae, which glowed like translucent jewels.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The music thumped away, though at reduced volume, the bats performed their acrobatics over the pool, the hash pipe glowed, people began to yawn.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glowed
Verb
-
The Only Murders in the Building actress was the epitome of bridal glam, and went for fluttering lashes, blushed cheeks and peachy pink lips for the occasion.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
-
Kaprizov blushed when confirming that he was greeted with a standing ovation upon entering the Wild locker room Tuesday morning.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
The angry mob looted the homes of customs agents, harassed those agents’ families, and even burned a small pleasure boat belonging to one unfortunate tax collector on the Common.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
-
People shot bullets through the windows of the Liuzzo family home, dumped garbage on their lawn, sent them a photo of their slain mother, and burned a wooden cross in front of their home.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Instead, after being flushed from the pocket on second-and-7 from the Packers’ 39-yard line, Prescott’s heave found a toe-tapping Jalen Tolbert for a 34-yard gain.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
-
Small things, like individual eyelashes or grains of sand, often get flushed out on their own through a combination of tearing up and blinking, per Mount Sinai.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
The arrangement essentially blazed a path to a streaming future that had yet to unfold via Netflix, which at the time of the Apple deal was still entirely focused on shipping movie DVDs by mail.—
Andrew Wallenstein,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
-
Sofia Huerta already blazed several trails for Idaho soccer.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
But in a twist, at the end of the first episode, Luke flamed up and flew into the sky, committing suicide by using his powers and exploding.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
This summer, Kwame Nkrumah’s transatlantic legacy flickered back into view when Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary in the New York City mayoral race.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
-
Every time one of us said the girl’s name, the lights flickered.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Glowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glowed. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share