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Glows

/ɡləʊz/

The state of a glowing object.

📖 Definitions of "Glows"

noun
  1. 1

    The state of a glowing object.

  2. 2

    The condition of being passionate or having warm feelings.

  3. 3

    The brilliance or warmth of color in an environment or on a person (especially one's face).

    "He had a bright red glow on his face."

verb
  1. 1

    To give off light from heat or to emit light as if heated.

    "The fire was still glowing after ten hours."

  2. 2

    To radiate some emotional quality like light.

    "The zealots glowed with religious fervor."

  3. 3

    To gaze especially passionately at something.

  4. 4

    To radiate thermal heat.

    "After their workout, the gymnasts' faces were glowing red."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Glows"

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WordDefinition
shineverb(intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
radiancenounThe quality or state of being radiant; shining, bright or splendid.
lambencynounThe property of being lambent, brightness.
gleamingnounHaving a bright sheen.
gleamverb(intransitive) To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner; to glisten, to glitter.
incandescencenoun(physics) the emission of visible light by a hot body
burnverb(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.
radiateverb(transitive) To emit rays or waves.
luminescencenoun(physics) Any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.
beamverb(ambitransitive) To emit beams of light; to shine; to radiate.
freshnessnounThe state or quality of being fresh.
burnsnounRobert Burns, Scottish writer.
glittersverbTo sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
illuminatesverb(transitive, figurative) To clarify or make something understandable.
lightsnounThe lungs, now chiefly of an animal (being lighter than adjacent parts).
shinesverb(intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
sparklesverb(intransitive) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles
shimmersverb(intransitive) To shine tremulously or intermittently; to gleam faintly.
gleamsverb(intransitive) To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner; to glisten, to glitter.
radiatesverb(transitive) To emit rays or waves.

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