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glow
English
Etymology
From Middle English glowen, from Old English gl?wan, from Proto-Germanic *gl?an?, from Proto-Indo-European *??el-. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gloie, glöie, gluuje, West Frisian gloeie, Dutch gloeien, German glühen, Danish and Norwegian glo, Icelandic glóa. See also glass.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?l??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?lo?/
- Rhymes: -??
Verb
glow (third-person singular simple present glows, present participle glowing, simple past glowed or (nonstandard) glew, past participle glowed or (nonstandard) glown)
- 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.
- (copulative) To radiate thermal heat.
- To shine brightly and steadily.
- (transitive) To make hot; to flush.
- (intransitive) To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn.
- Did not his temples glow / In the same sultry winds and scorching heats?
- 1727, John Gay, Sweet William's Farewell to Black-eyed Susan
- The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands.
Derived terms
- glew
- outglow
Related terms
- gleed
Translations
Noun
glow (countable and uncountable, plural glows)
- The state of 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 (especially one's face).
- He had a bright red glow on his face.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- gowl, w.l.o.g., wlog
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English gl?wian.
Verb
glow
- Alternative form of glewen (“to play music, have fun”).
Etymology 2
From Old French gluer.
Verb
glow
- Alternative form of glewen (“to glue”).
glow From the web:
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- what glows only at night
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flowering
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fla?????/
- Hyphenation: flow?er?ing
Verb
flowering
- Present participle and gerund of flower.
Noun
flowering (plural flowerings)
- (horticulture) The period of time during which a plant is in flower.
- (figuratively) The period of time during which someone or something is at its peak.
- Synonym: floruit
Translations
Adjective
flowering (not comparable)
- (used only before the noun) Of a plant, that produces flowers.
- aflower, in bloom
Translations
Anagrams
- Wolfinger, reflowing
flowering From the web:
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- what flowering shrubs are deer resistant
- what flowering plants are in season now
- what flowering plants are safe for dogs
- what flowering vines grow in shade
- what flowering plants grow in shade
- what flowering shrubs do well in shade
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