glow1 nounglow2 verb
glowglow1 /ɡləʊ $ ɡloʊ/ ●●○ noun [singular] 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Candles give a warm glow to the room.
- She always had a healthy glow about her.
- the glow of copper pans
- The golden glow of candlelight gives a room a romantic atmosphere.
- the green glow of my computer monitor
- the orange glow of the sunset
- There faces were lit by the warm glow of the fire.
- And amid the glow there are girls.
- At Camasunary the bothy for walkers by the sea had a driftwood firelight glow coming through the window.
- Diffused lighting cast a warm amber glow over a couple of oak display cabinets and reflected off the glass-panelled walls.
- Every time I glance inside l feel a warm glow of satisfaction.
- Mr Sammler, back walking the streets, which now were dark blue, a bluish glow from the street lamps.
- She woke to find the room dim with approaching dusk, and without lights except for the glow of the fire.
- The audience sat in a warm honey glow, drinking tea and eating richly iced cake.
- The sun has dipped beneath the horizon, leaving behind a pink glow joined by a crescent moon.
Longman Language Activatorlight from the sun, a fire, an electric light etc
· Light was coming into the room through a crack in the door.· a gas lamp that gives as much light as a 100 watt bulbthe light (=the amount of natural light in a place) · The light was fading, and I was afraid we wouldn't be home before dark.good/strong/bright light · The light isn't good enough to take a photograph.poor/dim/fading light · In the fading light she could just make out the shape of a tractor.soft/warm light · The valley was bathed in the soft light of dawn.cold/harsh light · the cold blue light of the Arcticblinding/dazzling light (=very strong light that hurts your eyes) · a sudden flash of blinding lightby the light of the moon/the fire/a candle (=with only the moon etc to give light) · She sat reading by the light of the fire.
spoken use this to say that there is natural daylight, so that you can see easily enough to do something: · Let's go now while it's still light.· It's not light enough to play outside.
the natural light of day: in daylight: · I'd like to look at the house again in daylight.daylight hours (=the time when it is light): · The park is open during daylight hours.
the light from the sun: · Her long blonde hair was shining in the sunlight.· We emerged from the dark forest into the sunlight. direct sunlight: · Keep the plant out of direct sunlight.
the light from the moon: · The trees looked strangely white in the moonlight.· Moonlight came in through the curtains, lighting up the children's sleeping faces.
a very bright and unpleasant light that makes you want to close your eyes or turn your head away: glare of: · the glare of the car's headlights· The heat and glare of the furnace is immense.
a soft pleasant light, especially from something that is burning: · Candles give a warm glow to the room.glow of: · the orange glow of the sunset
a line of light shining from something such as a lamp: · We could see the beams of searchlights scanning the sky.beam of light: · Maggie stumbled across the field with only a narrow beam of light from her flashlight to help her.
a line of light, especially one shining from the sun: · Use a sunscreen to protect your skin against the sun's harmful rays.· The first rays of the sun pierced the canopy of leaves above us, and the forest began to wake up.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
She had a healthy glow in her cheeks. Sophie felt a glow of pride.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Her face had a healthy glow. the roseate glow of the evening sun
She had a healthy glow in her cheeks. Sophie felt a glow of pride. (=healthy and pink – used about women or children)
(=look very happy)· The bride’s face seemed to glow with happiness.
Her face had a healthy glow. (=look very proud)· ‘I knew he could do it,’ she said, glowing with pride.
the roseate glow of the evening sun (=it looks healthy)· beauty products that will make your skin glow
(=praising someone or something highly)· Friends and relatives speak of him in glowing terms.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· During a night dive I have been totally surrounded by an eerie blue glow with a radius of about 30 centimetres.· A faint blue glow was shining from the observation windows and glimmering inside the open airlock.· The blue glow faded from the ring and it was an ordinary looking gem once again.· Shadows were flickering across the blue glow inside the airlock.· Thunder rolled and grumbled beyond, and the eerie blue glow from the overhead strip lights flickered momentarily.
· Outlined against the dim glow from outside, his tall silhouette filled the open doorway.· Its dim glow came from Baby Suggs' room.· A long line of gas lamps ran along each wall, giving it a dim smoky glow.· The dim glow of passing headlights makes his shaved head and the shades propped on top of it shine.
· She led him straight into an old-fashioned kitchen where a coal range gave out a dull red glow.· When Pascoe woke, the room was a cave; the shrouded lamp cast a dull glow.· The dark hair clung to his forehead and his body was flushed and glistening and bathed in the dull crimson glow.· Sixty-three, and there it was: a dull orange glow.
· During a night dive I have been totally surrounded by an eerie blue glow with a radius of about 30 centimetres.· The three main mast tips suddenly spout fire casting an eerie glow over the ship.· A man, his face washed in an eerie red glow, was crouched over a fruit-machine.· An eerie orange glow lights up the devastation of Bijlmermeer - the Amsterdam suburb set ablaze by a crashing El Al plane.· Light from the bathroom filled the area with pale shadows and gave the damaged patches in the mirror an eerie silvery glow.· The entire park had taken on an eerie red glow from the flashing sirens of the half dozen fire trucks parked alongside.· Thunder rolled and grumbled beyond, and the eerie blue glow from the overhead strip lights flickered momentarily.· The entire clearing was now lit up as brightly as at mid-day, with an eerie green glow.
· More noticeable still was the faint octarine glow that surrounded it.· A faint blue glow was shining from the observation windows and glimmering inside the open airlock.· A few emergency circuits gave off a faint glow.· When I saw the faint glow of light in the distance, it scarcely registered with me.· The lamp beside his bed threw a faint glow over his swollen, passionate, tormented face.· When the first faint glow of dawn crept into the cave, Moon-Watcher saw that his father had died in the night.· He could see a faint pink glow in the East.· A faint glow came through an opaque window which must belong to one of the cloakrooms.
· Old-fashioned amateurs used to admire colours with a golden glow, which conservators have demonstrated were the effect of discoloured varnish.· It was a dazzling golden glow.· The colour to possess is a golden glow for six months a year.· So why not give your legs a golden glow with a little fake tan?· The sun had dipped below the horizon, leaving only a soft golden glow in the air.· If she had not quite the fire and the golden glow of her ancestors, nobody remarked it.· Sometimes a pulsing golden glow would race up the translucent walls until it was lost in the haze overhead.
· The chamber beyond the door was lit by a pale green glow.· The entire clearing was now lit up as brightly as at mid-day, with an eerie green glow.· Suddenly a bright green glow pulsed through the trees up ahead.· At the head of the wide double bed there is a weak green glow.· An eerie, green glow in the sky behind the tower turned it into a ghostly galleon on a leaden sea.
· All of which could give the right shares a healthy glow.· His skin was soft and smooth, and had a healthy glow.· These brilliant products lightly even out skin tone and give a hint of healthy glow.· As a bonus, we can count on the slimmer, trimmer body and healthy glow that come from regular workouts.· Leathery tans long since fell from favour, but a healthy glow is still considered the picture of vitality.
· The orange glow to their right faded but did not disappear.· Lenin and Stalin lay together in an orange glow at the bottom of a stone stairway.· An eerie orange glow lights up the devastation of Bijlmermeer - the Amsterdam suburb set ablaze by a crashing El Al plane.· Hanging from the central pole was a hurricane lamp that suffused the man and woman with an orange glow.· There was an orange glow in the sky and he drew in his breath as he realised the cause of it.· Beyond the doorway the dim light flared suddenly, illuminating the fleeing rats with an unearthly orange glow.· It was still light and the orange glow in the western sky promised good weather for Sunday.· Sixty-three, and there it was: a dull orange glow.
· A man, his face washed in an eerie red glow, was crouched over a fruit-machine.· Trash fluttered in the red glow of the brake light in the rearview.· A red glow was rising from the marsh.· Incense sticks held in an old condensed-milk can burned a constant red glow.· Within seconds of the Wheel disappearing from sight the red glow was extinguished.· The target flare had burst behind her, lighting the whole area with its fiery red glow.· What had been only a dense red glow when I first looked into the chamber was now a torrent of liquid flame.
· I was on my way home, bathed in a rosy glow.· It began to have, in the sixties and seventies, a nice, rosy, tubercular glow.· Not since the surprise smash hit of the year cast a rosy glow over Shore's vehicle.· In its rosy glow, Sara, still lying on the floor, saw Matthew.
· At first she was blind in the dark, away from the candlelight, the soft glow of the bobbing lantern.· Inside, fresh flowers brighten every table and Deco-style light fixtures bathe the room in a soft copper glow.· Nathan's gaze flickered over her, his own thoughts hidden behind eyes reflecting the soft glow of the bedhead lamp.· A soft glow hung over Lowell Cove like a phosphorescent cloud.· It was then that she saw a soft glow of light in Helen's bedroom.· During my ascent, the spotlight expands, dissolving into a soft glow that eventually engulfs the entire stage.· The sun had dipped below the horizon, leaving only a soft golden glow in the air.· All evening the table had been under a cone of supple white light hot light a soft shimmering incandescent glow.
· The Nimbus engineers also ensure that the ever-lovely Vocalise emits a particularly warm glow.· Every time I glance inside l feel a warm glow of satisfaction.· For the first time that week, I felt a warm glow inside me.· When I read aloud, my goal is to snuggle around the warm glow of a story.· Sunlight streamed in from the windows above the gallery, bathing the polished panels of the walls in a warm glow.· The warm glow would spread, kill the thumping in his head, and still the tremble in his hand.· The audience sat in a warm honey glow, drinking tea and eating richly iced cake.· Eighteen-year-old Kerri Strug is in her second Olympics and has yet to feel the warm glow of stardom.
· In spring their window was lit from above by the yellow glow of a thick row of bright daffodils.· There was something heavenly about the yellow glow of all the tulips.· The sensors in the Gunnery Sergeant's shield flashed and his head was encased in a yellow glow.· Imagine that you can see the yellow glow of the warm sun through your closed eyes.· The sun pouring in the east windows made the yellow curtains glow.
VERB· He would demand descriptions, basking in the glow, pausing to explain his technique like a tennis pro.· For one brief, shining moment, Edwin and his managers basked in the glow of beating back a competitive challenge.· The woodstove is throwing off heat, and I bask in its glow.
· And Jay would bathe in a glow of wonder that another human being could move her so.· Faces are bathed in the bright glow of flashing neon signs that turn night into day along Fremont Street.
· Candles cast an upward glow over the mellow golden paintings.· The three main mast tips suddenly spout fire casting an eerie glow over the ship.· Left to itself, the functional will cast A death-bed glow of picturesque abandon.· The late-summer sun had lost enough of its strength to cast a glow over the wealden village.· When Pascoe woke, the room was a cave; the shrouded lamp cast a dull glow.· Not since the surprise smash hit of the year cast a rosy glow over Shore's vehicle.· The night was already cold and frosty, and the moonlight cast an intense glow across the landscape.· It was nearly dark outside but the dashboard lights cast a faint greenish glow.
· Every time I glance inside l feel a warm glow of satisfaction.· For the first time that week, I felt a warm glow inside me.· Gallagher felt a warm glow of satisfaction.· Eighteen-year-old Kerri Strug is in her second Olympics and has yet to feel the warm glow of stardom.· And, even now, remembering, she felt a warm glow spread through her.· He still felt the glow of the night before.
· Doesn't this give you a little glow?· Moisturizer and foundation give the skin a glow akin to the afterglow of lovemaking.· A little yacht stove gave out a temperate glow, its draught adjusted to produce exactly the right warmth.· The man with the secrets gives off the glow.· A few emergency circuits gave off a faint glow.· The curtains were pulled and the lamplight gave a cosy glow to the room.· A friendly encounter gave a glow which lasted through the night.
· They could not see the glow of triumph in his eyes.· In the distance we could see fire glow coming from the door of a jhumpa and Bhairon went to ask the way.· It is a great delight to see the glow of health about you.· When I saw the faint glow of light in the distance, it scarcely registered with me.· As long as doctors can see the glow, they can find tumours anywhere in the body.· Through the curtains on the windows one could see the glow of chandeliers.· You will find that the modulation is approximately correct when the flashing can only just be seen over the steady glow.· Imagine that you can see the yellow glow of the warm sun through your closed eyes.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1a soft steady lightglow from- Harry felt a glow of pleasure - not least because his darling Alice was making such an obvious success of her career.
- He looked fantastic and had actually acquired quite a suntan - or was it just a glow of happiness?
- Shamlou experienced a glow of satisfaction.
the glow from the dying fireglow of the dim glow of the lightbulb the warm glow of the setting sun the green glow of the computer monitor2the pink colour in your face or body that you have when you are healthy, have been doing exercise, or are excited: She had a healthy glow in her cheeks.3a glow of pleasure/satisfaction/happiness etc a strong feeling of pleasure etc: Sophie felt a glow of pride.glow1 nounglow2 verb
glowglow2 ●●○ verb [intransitive] WORD ORIGINglow2
Origin:
Old English glowanVERB TABLE
glow
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | glow |
| he, she, it | glows | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | glowed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have glowed |
| he, she, it | has glowed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had glowed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will glow |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have glowed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am glowing |
| he, she, it | is glowing | |
| you, we, they | are glowing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was glowing |
| you, we, they | were glowing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been glowing |
| he, she, it | has been glowing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been glowing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be glowing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been glowing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A few lumps of coal still glowed in the fire.
- The church walls glowed in the candlelight.
- The evening sun glowed in the sky.
- The windows were glowing with a warm, yellow light.
- And they would come: diddy-jackets glowing like street lamps, shovels sparking in the limestone chips.
- He fumbled for the light switch, and when the bulb first glowed it made him blink several times.
- The theatres are empty, the screens glow white and ghostly.
THESAURUSto produce light
to produce bright light: · The sun was shining.
to shine brightly for a very short time, or to shine on and off very quickly many times: · Lightning flashed across the sky.· The police car’s lights were flashing.
to shine with a very strong light which hurts your eyes: · The sun glared in her eyes.
to shine with an unsteady light – used about a flame or light: · The candle flickered and went out.
if stars or lights twinkle, they shine in the dark in a way that seems to change from bright to faint, especially because you are a long way away from them: · stars twinkling in the sky· The harbour lights twinkled in the distance.
especially literary to shine with a warm soft light: · Lights glowed in the windows.
literary to shine very brightly: · The lights of the factory were still blazing.
Longman Language Activatorwhen light comes from the sun, a lamp, a surface etc if the sun, a lamp etc shines , it sends out bright light: · It wasn't very warm, but at least the sun was shining.· She could see the lights of Hong Kong shining in the distance.· A light shone in a window of one of the houses.shine in/on: · Could you move that lamp? It's shining right in my eyes.shine brightly: · The streetlights shone brightly and the sidewalks were filled with people.
to make a warm soft light that is not very bright: · The evening sun glowed in the sky.· A few lumps of coal still glowed in the fire.· The windows were glowing with a warm, yellow light.
to shine brightly, especially by throwing back light off a very smooth surface: · A Rolls Royce was parked outside, gleaming in the sunshine.· The floors gleamed, and the house smelled sweetly of soap and fresh air.· The old walnut dining table gleamed under the chandelier.gleam with: · On his left was the galley, a tiny kitchen gleaming with stainless steel.
to give off an extremely bright light: · The midday sun blazed down on us.· The windows of the cathedral were blazing with coloured light.· Lights blazed in every room in the house.
to shine brightly for a very short time, or make something do this: · Lightning flashed across the sky.· A police car sped through the intersection, lights flashing.flash something at/toward/into somebody/something: · Why did that guy flash his headlights at me?
use this about a weak flame or light that keeps becoming almost dark, so that it seems to be soon going to stop shining: · The candle flickered a few times and then went out.· The lights flickered; I wondered if we were about to lose our power.
if a light on a machine blinks , it goes on and off, especially in order to make you notice something: · When I got in, the message light on my answering machine was blinking.· The neon lights on the theater blinked red and blue.
when something shines in the dark something that is luminous shines in the dark, especially because it is made from or painted with a substance that shines: · It's a good idea to paint your bike with luminous paint so that you are more visible to motorists.· He couldn't tell what time it was since his watch didn't have a luminous dial.
made from a very brightly coloured material which throws back light from its surface very strongly, and can easily be seen: · If you plan to jog along roadsides, it's a good idea to wear at least one article of fluorescent clothing.· I'm sorry, but fluorescent green socks are just not suitable for a job interview.
something that glows in the dark gives off a continuous soft light and can be easily seen when it is dark, especially because it is covered in special paint: · One of the children was playing with a yo-yo which glowed in the dark.· Outside the cathedral, vendors were selling small statues of the Virgin which glowed in the dark.
trademark having a very bright orange, green, yellow, or pink color: · Dickie was dressed in a Day-Glo orange vest, jeans and running shoes.· Outside the club, a woman was handing out day-glo green fliers.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY She looked exceptionally well, glowing with health.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Her face had a healthy glow. the roseate glow of the evening sun
She looked exceptionally well, glowing with health. (=healthy and pink – used about women or children)
(=look very happy)· The bride’s face seemed to glow with happiness.
Her face had a healthy glow. (=look very proud)· ‘I knew he could do it,’ she said, glowing with pride.
the roseate glow of the evening sun (=it looks healthy)· beauty products that will make your skin glow
(=praising someone or something highly)· Friends and relatives speak of him in glowing terms.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Her face seems to glow with happiness as if a vision has of a sudden become reality.· Her face seemed to glow in the dusk.· She didn't need a mirror to know her face was glowing with happiness.· Petey had a face that glowed in the dark, it was so pale, with funny bumps on his cheeks.· His arm was round Joanna's waist and her face was glowing with laughter.· Leaning against her was a taller woman whose face glowed.· Richard recalled looking across at his wife, her face glowing from the wine she'd drunk, her manner relaxed.· The moon rose, and her pale face glowed.
· The range fire was glowing, hot enough to roast anyone who stood close to it.· Moss gardens, straw-mat rooms, wooden bridges arching in the moonlight, paper lanterns with the fire glowing inside.· The bars of the fire glowed orange.
· Her face seems to glow with happiness as if a vision has of a sudden become reality.· Every bride looks beautiful - this is partly because of what she is wearing and partly because she is usually glowing with happiness.· She didn't need a mirror to know her face was glowing with happiness.
· Francesca was as pretty as a picture and apparently glowing with health.· Yogurt manufacturers, for example, portray fit, lively people, glowing with health.
· Ahead the red light glowed evilly and the spectral figures moved into its aura to become cardboard silhouettes.· Only a dim light glowed in the direction of the stairs.· But when the pilot switched on his flight systems, a red warning light glowed.· Here and there, a light glows from a farmhouse window.· At the far end, in the tiny chancel, the sanctuary light glowed.· A soft light glowed by the armchair.· The banks of computer machines stretched away into the distance and there were only a few dim lights glowing.· Out in the darkness, a long way off, a pale white light was glowing.
· Midge was glowing with pleasure and pride at the return of her beloved John and Angela.· She laughed, and her eyes glowed with the pleasure of her discovery.· Bates himself was warm and genial, and his cohorts were having such a good time that their faces glowed with pleasure.
· Midge was glowing with pleasure and pride at the return of her beloved John and Angela.· She glowed with pride at a graduation honor he received.· Chest out, glowing with pride we return to base with labrador on lap and conversation stilted.· The President glowed with pride and a sense of accomplishment after this masterstroke of personal diplomacy.
· She saw her own skin velvety, glowing.· Her skin is glowing, almost like she has a fever.· The girl's skin glowed, her eyes were bright.· The skin is soft, glowing, unlined.· As a result, his skin glowed more healthily and his halo of hair gleamed like the outer circle of the sun.· She has smooth, soft skin which glows softly as though a candle were just below the surface.
VERB· The anaemic begin to glow, while the normally healthy become intolerable.· And as the shadows lengthened and the light drained from the sky, the crystal began to glow.· It began to glow red for overload.· As the bright spot moved onward, it began to leave a glowing trail across the night sky.· He looked right back, very cool, and her cheeks began to glow pink through the chalk-dust.· The pillar that marked where the Pit passed through the Farm had begun to glow.· His neck began to glow again.· The roof of the tent begins to glow, like the mantle of a gas lamp turned up very slowly.
· Her face seems to glow with happiness as if a vision has of a sudden become reality.· Both seem to glow under the desert sun.· They seemed to glow in the flickering green-gold gold light, as if embraced by a holy nimbus.· Her face seemed to glow in the dusk.· Her long blonde hair, freshly washed, seemed to glow in the dull light from the chandeliers.· Holyfield seemed to glow with an aura of faith in his own invincibility.· Only a moment outside yet the tent's welcome seemed a homely, glowing thing.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1to produce or reflect a soft steady light SYN shine: - Bates himself was warm and genial, and his cohorts were having such a good time that their faces glowed with pleasure.
- Chest out, glowing with pride we return to base with labrador on lap and conversation stilted.
- Midge was glowing with pleasure and pride at the return of her beloved John and Angela.
- She glowed with pride at a graduation honor he received.
- The President glowed with pride and a sense of accomplishment after this masterstroke of personal diplomacy.
The bedside lamp glowed dimly. The fireplace was still glowing with the remains of last night’s fire. The red tip of his cigarette was glowing in the dark.► see thesaurus at shine2if your face or body glows, it is pink or hot because you are healthy, have been doing exercise, or are feeling a strong emotionglow with She looked exceptionally well, glowing with health.3glow with pride/joy/pleasure etc to look very happy because you feel proud etc: She gazed up at him, glowing with happiness.4if something glows with a quality or colour, it is attractive and has strong coloursglow with The interior of the house glowed with colour, warmth, and life.