# glow

Pronunciation: say "GLOH" US /ɡloʊ/, UK /ɡləʊ/

## Verb

1. To give off a steady light, often without flame, as something hot does.
   - Simple: To shine with a soft, steady light, like hot coals.
   - _The stained-glass windows glowed in jewel tones as the sun came through._
   - _Long after the campfire died, the embers continued to glow a deep, steady red._
4. To show an intense emotion, such as joy, pride, or zeal.
   - Simple: To show a very strong feeling, like joy or pride, so that others can see it.
   - _The coach glowed with satisfaction as the final whistle blew._
   - _New parents often glow with a happiness they can hardly put into words._
7. To feel hot or burn, as the skin does after friction or exercise.
   - Simple: To feel hot, like your skin after running or rubbing against something.
   - _After the sauna and a plunge in the icy lake, my whole body seemed to glow._
   - _Coming in from the cold, he rubbed his ears until they glowed._
6. To give off heat, as very hot metal or coals do.
   - Simple: To give off heat, like a hot stove or hot metal.
   - _The blacksmith waited until the horseshoe glowed white-hot before he struck it._
   - _Embers can glow hot under the ash for hours, warming anyone who sits close to the fire pit._

## Noun

2. The light given off by something that glows, such as embers or a lamp.
   - Simple: The light that comes from something that is glowing.
   - _A faint orange glow on the horizon told them the town was close._
   - _The cold glow of the screen lit his face as he typed past midnight._
3. Brilliant or warm color in a place or on a person, especially in the face.
   - Simple: A bright or warm color in a place or on a person, mostly on the face.
   - _A rosy glow crept into her face as she came in from the cold._
   - _The autumn maples gave the whole valley a golden glow._
5. The state of feeling passion or warm emotion.
   - Simple: A strong, warm feeling inside, such as love or excitement.
   - _The team basked in the glow of victory for the rest of the week._
   - _Reading her old letters brought back the glow of those early years together._

## Verb

8. To make something hot or flushed. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To make something, such as a person's cheeks, hot and red.

## Other meanings

- (verb) To be connected with or part of an undercover sting operation, usually online and especially one run by US federal agencies.

## Origin

English glow comes through Middle English glowen, probably continuing Old English glōwan. This proposed ancestry leads back through Proto-West Germanic *glōan and Proto-Germanic *glōaną to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁-. Related words include Icelandic glóa, Danish and Norwegian glo, German glühen, Dutch gloeien, and West Frisian gloeie. See also glass.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/glow (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).