glow

1. 1.

   emit a steady even light without flames

   “The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden”

   Broaderradiate

   Narrowerfluoresceflush
2. 2.

   have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink

   “Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna”

   Synonymsbeamradiateshine

   Broaderlook
3. 3.

   shine intensely, as if with heat

   “The coals were glowing in the dark”

   “The candles were burning”

   Synonymsburn

   Broadershine

   Narrowergutter
4. 4.

   be exuberant or high-spirited

   “Make the people's hearts glow”

   Broaderfeel
5. 5.

   experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion

   “She was beaming with joy”

   “Her face radiated with happiness”

   Synonymsbeamradiateshine

   Broaderfeel

Other forms of glow

plural

glows·

past tense

glowed·

present participle

glowing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about glow

What does glow mean?

glow means "an alert and refreshed state". That is the primary sense; the word has 12 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in glow?

glow has 1 syllable: glow. In IPA it is /ˈɡloʊ/.

What is another word for glow?

Close synonyms include freshness, luminescence, incandescence, radiance, glowing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is glow a common word?

glow is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with glow?

2 words rhyme with glow. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.