glowing

Pluralglowings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of glow. Use it after "is" or "are", or as a noun.

   The lamp is glowing in the window.

   Her cheeks were glowing after the long run.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Shining with soft, steady light or giving off warmth.

   The glowing fire kept the cabin warm all night.

   The kids put glowing stars on their bedroom ceiling.

   Similarincandescent, luminous, radiant, red-hot

3. 3
   adjectivefiguratively

   Saying very good things about someone or something.

   The new bakery got glowing reviews online.

   Her teacher wrote a glowing letter to help her get into college.

   Similarenthusiastic, admiring, complimentary, flattering

   Oppositedamning, critical, scathing, unfavorable

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4. 4
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The act of giving off light or heat.

   The soft glowing of the night-light helped the baby sleep.

   We watched the slow glowing of the sky after the sun went down.

   Similarradiance, shining, gleam

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