luminescing

verb

present participle of luminesce
as in glowing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luminescing
  1. glowing
  2. shimmering
  3. glittering
  4. gleaming
  5. glistening
  6. glimmering
  7. shining
  8. glinting
Verb
  • Its alcohol-free, bi-phase formula leaves skin glowing thanks to its nourishing oil base.
    — Allure Editors, Allure, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The picture-perfect launch today adds to Roman's glowing record of efficiency and performance.
    — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of glowing
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  • The 59-year-old actress kept the summer vibes going at the Practical Magic 2 premiere on August 26, shimmering from head to toe in a seafoam green sequin gown that was dripping in pearls and gold chains.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Under the shimmering sun of Tenerife, memory and the present become inseparably intertwined.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of shimmering
Verb
  • For City, Pep Guardiola left the club after a decade of glittering success, while Rodri has joined Barcelona.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Singer-songwriter-actress Dolly Parton, whose glittering country music stardom was matched by her pop fame and popular parallel careers in film and TV, died Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee.
    — Chris Morris, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of glittering
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  • This is near the end of an extensive tour of the enormous, gleaming vessel.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Only guests in the larger rooms gain access to the rooftop, with its heated pool, and the Vault bar, arguably the highlight of the whole affair, cocooned among 3,000 gleaming safe deposit boxes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of gleaming
Verb
  • The baseball-size crabcake arrives at your table, its jumbo lumps glistening and broiled to a gentle golden brown.
    — Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Pros & Cons Behind every picturesque pool glistening in the summer sun, there's a ton of work that goes into keeping not only the water clean, but the pool walls and floor looking their best.
    — John Mihaly, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of glistening
Verb
  • The experience of eating it is even more shocking … the electric crunch of passionfruit seeds giving way to exploding citrus vesicles, glimmering like wayward teardrop gems … and … was that a dehydrated banana?
    — Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Venus and Jupiter are still glimmering brightly together in the western sky after sunset, so do yourself a favor and head outside tonight!
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Definition of glimmering
Verb
  • Profitability is really shining, with big beats on operating income and EPS in the fourth quarter.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The tub, toilet and sink are all white, shining more or less, and the room has faded bluish linoleum on the floor and tired, dirty-pink walls.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of shining
Verb
  • Water rushes past, glinting silver in the light of the sun, just risen above the mountains that ring the bay.
    — Jonathan Wiggin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The glinting metal of the Devil’s watch chain flashed in her mind, his hair and his teeth.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of glinting
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“Luminescing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luminescing. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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