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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : gloh
Phonetic Transcription : gloʊ



Definition of glow

Origin :
  • Old English glowan "to glow, shine as if red-hot," from Proto-Germanic base *glo- (cf. Old Saxon gloian, Old Frisian gled "glow, blaze," Old Norse gloa, Old High German gluoen, German glühen "to glow"), from PIE *ghel- (see glass). Figuratively from late 14c. Related: Glowed; glowing.
  • noun burning, brightness
  • verb burn, radiate
Example sentences :
  • And were he only—but I will not make you glow, as you read—upon my word I will not.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • I do so; and cannot own any of the glow, any of the throbs you mention.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • No, he could not—which admission did not lessen the glow on his cheek.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • The glow on her cheeks was not all caused by the fresh air of the spring day.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Eileen had been complimented until she was in a glow of delight.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • The glow of enthusiasm, the fever of creativeness were at its height.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • He bent again, and hid the glow of his pipe against his ankle.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • But the loneliness was lighted by a glow of pride, of triumph, of achievement.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • Through the greyness we see him very well beyond it in the glow of the fire.
  • Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
  • To him indeed they all seemed to glow with the purest Christianity.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

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