Synonyms of glows

glows 1 of 2

noun

plural of glow

as in gleams

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 & Similar Words

• gleams
• glares
• lights
• shines
• glints
• illuminations
• beams
• blazes
• twinkles
• glimmers
• sunlights
• flashes
• sparkles
• shimmers
• radiances
• fluorescences
• flares
• luminescences
• rays
• moonlights
• incandescences
• reflections
• scintillations
• glitters
• haloes
• aurorae
• daylights
• sunbeams
• lustres
• aureoles
• auroras
• polishes
• sunshines
• lusters
• streaks
• sheens
• halos
• streams
• glistens
• glosses
• shafts
• afterglows
• aureolae

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shadows
• nights
• glooms
• darks
• dusks

glows

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of glow

1

as in burns

to be on fire especially brightly

the coals glowed red-hot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burns
• flames
• blazes
• flickers
• shines
• gleams
• fires
• combusts
• smolders
• ignites
• goes up in flames
• melts
• kindles
• brightens
• scorches
• glistens
• sparkles
• radiates
• glints
• shimmers
• flashes
• cooks
• bakes
• wavers
• smoulders
• sparks
• lights (up)
• beams
• twinkles
• glitters
• sputters
• flares (up)
• enkindles
• glimmers
• catches
• chars
• beats (down)
• glares
• deflagrates
• roasts
• swelters
• scintillates
• broils
• gutters

2

as in blushes

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

• blushes
• flushes
• reddens
• blooms
• turns color
• colors
• crimsons
• mortifies
• disconcerts
• incarnadines
• humiliates
• rouges
• abashes
• ruddles
• fazes
• discomfits
• embarrasses
• chagrins

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of glows

Noun

Athens, Greece Athens glows beneath Mediterranean light, where marble ruins rise from its timeworn hillsides—from the world-famous Parthenon to the Temple of Hephaestus. —Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Some days my skin glows, and on others stress, and life’s ebbs and flows, bring breakouts, sun spots, dryness, and uneven texture. —Micaela English, Flow Space, 27 Aug. 2025

Horizon glows reveal light pollution, even here. —Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 18 Aug. 2025

Auroral glows occur in the ignorosphere, and so do the energetic exchanges that lead to geomagnetic storms that can knock out power grids and throw satellites off their orbits. —Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025

For an entire week, the flashing blue and red lights of police vehicles cast eerie glows inside residents’ homes, while helicopters and drones hummed relentlessly overhead. —Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025

Verb

At the absolute highest energies, the Moon glows with a light all its own, powered by nuclear recoils, and irrespective of any light, or anything at all, emitted by the Sun. —Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025

Its Hungarian Parliament glows at twilight—mirrored in the river’s slow current—while layered history lingers in its bullet-scarred walls. —Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Flip the puck to select either 33 or 45 rpm (the speed glows red beneath the white surface) and the platter spins. —Robert Ross, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2025

Your skin glows with a radiant light, and your eyes shine like stars. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025

Further down the lock face is a fingerprint scanner, a capacitive touch keypad, and a lock status LED that glows white when the door is unlocked, red when it is locked, and flashes red when a verification scan fails or when the battery is low. —PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025

Laila’s influence is seen around the Kansas City lounge and entertainment spot — the room glows hot pink as the evening waxes. —Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025