Synonyms of glows

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shadows
• glooms
• nights
• dusks
• darks

• shadows
• glooms
• nights
• dusks
• darks

glows

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

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