Glowing

  • 71term — I n. expression, word 1) abstract; bold; clear; flattering; general; glowing; vague terms (she described him in glowing terms) 2) a general; generic; legal; technical term 3) in terms (to speak in general terms) 4) (misc.) a contradiction in… …

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  • 72glow — glow1 [gləu US glou] n [singular] 1.) a soft steady light glow from ▪ the glow from the dying fire glow of ▪ the dim glow of the lightbulb ▪ the warm glow of the setting sun ▪ the green glow of the computer monitor 2.) the pink colour in your… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 73glow — [[t]glo͟ʊ[/t]] glows, glowing, glowed 1) N COUNT: usu sing A glow is a dull, steady light, for example the light produced by a fire when there are no flames. The cigarette s red glow danced about in the darkness... The rising sun casts a golden… …

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  • 74bright — adj 1 Bright, brilliant, radiant, luminous, lustrous, effulgent, refulgent, beaming, lambent, lucent, incandescent are comparable when they mean actually or seemingly shining or glowing with light. Bright implies an opposition to dim or dull; it… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 75glow */ — I UK [ɡləʊ] / US [ɡloʊ] verb [intransitive] Word forms glow : present tense I/you/we/they glow he/she/it glows present participle glowing past tense glowed past participle glowed 1) to shine with a soft light His desk light glowed in the darkness …

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  • 76g(e)u-lo- —     g(e)u lo     English meaning: glowing coals     Deutsche Übersetzung: “glũhende Kohle”     Note: Root g(e)u lo : glowing coals derivded from Root ker(ǝ) 3 : to burn     Material: With l suffix: Ir. gual “coal” (< *geulo or *goulo ); O.Ice …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 77(perk-2): pr̥k- —     (perk 2): pr̥k     English meaning: glowing ashes, coals     Deutsche Übersetzung: “glũhende Asche, Kohle”     Material: Lith. pir̃kšnys f. pl. “ash with glũhenden Funken”, Ltv. pìrkstis, pirkstes pl. ds.; O.Ir. riches f. “glowing coal”,… …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 78glow — v. & n. v.intr. 1 a throw out light and heat without flame; be incandescent. b shine like something heated in this way. 2 (of the cheeks) redden, esp. from cold or exercise. 3 (often foll. by with) a (of the body) be heated, esp. from exertion;… …

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  • 79glow´ing|ly — glow|ing «GLOH ihng», adjective. 1. shining from something that is red hot or white hot. SYNONYM(S): incandescent, luminous. 2. bright: »glowing colors. 3. rich and warm in coloring: »glowing cheeks. Twelve days in the sun had given him a glowing …

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  • 80glow|ing — «GLOH ihng», adjective. 1. shining from something that is red hot or white hot. SYNONYM(S): incandescent, luminous. 2. bright: »glowing colors. 3. rich and warm in coloring: »glowing cheeks. Twelve days in the sun had given him a glowing tan… …

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