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See also:głow,głów,andGłów

English

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Glowing hot iron.

Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishglowen, fromOld Englishglōwan, fromProto-Germanic*glōaną, fromProto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-. Cognate withSaterland Frisiangloie,glöie,gluuje,West Frisiangloeie,Dutchgloeien,Germanglühen,Danish andNorwegianglo,Icelandicglóa,Finnishloistaa. See alsoglass.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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glow (third-person singular simple presentglows,present participleglowing,simple pastglowedor(dialectal)glew,past participleglowedor(dialectal)glown)

  1. Toemit light as ifheated.
    The fire was stillglowing after ten hours.
  2. (copulative) To radiate thermal heat.
    Ironglows red hot when heated to near its melting point.
    After their workout, the gymnasts' faces wereglowing red.
  3. Todisplay intense emotion.
    The zealotsglowed with religious fervor.
    You areglowing from happiness!
  4. Togaze especially passionately at something.
  5. Toshine brightly and steadily.
    The new baby's roomglows with bright, loving colors.
    • 1918,W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, inThe Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.:The Bobbs-Merrill Company,→OCLC:
      Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; coloursglowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.
  6. (transitive) To make hot; to flush.
  7. (intransitive) To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn.
  8. (intransitive, Internetslang) To be related to or part of an (chieflyonline)undercoverstingoperation, especially by Americanfederalagencies.
    • 2018 August 26, anonymous author, “Cryptographic crumpling: The encryption 'middle ground' for government surveillance”, inalt.privacy‎[1] (Usenet):
      If this postglows any brighter I'm going to need sunglasses. 😄🕶👌
  9. (Internetslang, alt-right) toexpose someone to the authorities.
  10. (Internetslang, alt-right) to create athreatening online post that may involve violence, and look suspicious enough to attract a police investigation.

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Translations

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to give off light from heat or to emit light as if heated
to radiate some emotional quality like light
to gaze, especially passionately at something
to radiate thermal heat
to shine brightly and steadily
to make hot
to feel hot; to have a burning sensation
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Noun

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glow (countable anduncountable,pluralglows)

  1. The light given off by a glowing object.
    • 1953,Samuel Beckett,Watt,[Paris]:Olympia Press,→OCLC:
      Thus all that Art and Con had to do, when the night was favourable, was to advance a little way along the avenue, until they reached the place whence the light, if it was burning, must be visible, as aglow, a feebleglow, in the air, and thence to go on, towards the back door, or to go back, towards the gate, as the case might be.
    • 1994,Stephen Fry, chapter 2, inThe Hippopotamus:
      The door of the twins' room opposite was open; a twenty-watt night-light threw a weak yellowglow into the passageway. David could hear the twins breathing in time with each other.
  2. The condition of being passionate or having warm feelings.
  3. The brilliance or warmth of color in an environment or on a person (especially one's face).
    He had a bright redglow on his face.

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Terms derived fromglow (noun)

Translations

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light given off by a glowing object
the condition of being passionate or having warm feelings
the brilliance or warmth of color in an environment or on a person
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Cornish

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Etymology

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FromProto-Brythonic*glọw, fromProto-Celtic*glāwos. Cognate withWelshglo.

Noun

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glow m (singulativeglowen)

  1. (collective)coal

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Mutation

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Mutation ofglow
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
glowlowunchangedklowunchangedunchanged

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Englishglīwian.

Verb

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glow

  2. Alternative form ofglewen(“to play music, have fun”).

Etymology 2

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FromOld Frenchgluer.

Verb

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glow

  2. Alternative form ofglewen(“to glue”).
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