'Glowing' definitions:
Definition of 'glowing'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Glowing'
From: GCIDE
- Glow \Glow\ (gl[=o]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glowed (gl[=o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Glowing.] [AS. gl[=o]wan; akin to D. gloeijen, OHG. gluoen, G. gl["u]hen, Icel. gl[=o]a, Dan. gloende glowing. [root]94. Cf. Gloom.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent. [1913 Webster]
- Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To exhibit a strong, bright color; to be brilliant, as if with heat; to be bright or red with heat or animation, with blushes, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Clad in a gown that glows with Tyrian rays. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- And glow with shame of your proceedings. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn. [1913 Webster]
- Did not his temples glow In the same sultry winds and acrching heats? --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands. --Gay. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To feel the heat of passion; to be animated, as by intense love, zeal, anger, etc.; to rage, as passior; as, the heart glows with love, zeal, or patriotism. [1913 Webster]
- With pride it mounts, and with revenge it glows. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Burns with one love, with one resentment glows. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'glowing'
From: GCIDE
- glowing \glowing\ adj.
- 1. softly bright or radiant.
- Syn: aglow(predicate), lambent, luminous, lucent. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. highly enthusiastic; as, glowing praise. [WordNet 1.5]
- 3. brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light.
- Syn: fluorescent. [WordNet 1.5]
- 4. afire; as, glowing embers. [prenominal]
- Syn: burning. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'glowing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ablaze,
- adhesive,
- afire,
- aflame,
- aflicker,
- aglow,
- alight,
- ardent,
- avid,
- beaming,
- beamy,
- beatific,
- beatified,
- blazing,
- blessed,
- blissful,
- blithe,
- blithesome,
- blooming,
- blowzed,
- blowzy,
- blushing,
- boiling,
- boiling over,
- breathless,
- bricky,
- bright,
- bright and sunny,
- brilliant,
- burning,
- burning with excitement,
- burnt,
- candent,
- candescent,
- capering,
- cardinal,
- carmine,
- carnation,
- carnelian,
- cerise,
- cheerful,
- cheery,
- cherry,
- cherry-colored,
- cherry-red,
- chirping,
- chromatic,
- cold,
- colorific,
- coloring,
- comburent,
- complimentary,
- conflagrant,
- cool,
- cordial,
- crimson,
- damask,
- dancing,
- dazzling,
- delirious,
- desirous,
- devastating,
- dichromatic,
- divine,
- drunk,
- eager,
- elated,
- emphatic,
- encomiastic,
- enthused,
- enthusiastic,
- enthusiastic about,
- eulogistic,
- eupeptic,
- euphoric,
- exalted,
- excited,
- exciting,
- exhilarated,
- exuberant,
- favorable,
- febrile,
- ferruginous,
- fervent,
- fervid,
- fevered,
- feverish,
- fierce,
- fiery,
- fire-red,
- flagrant,
- flame-colored,
- flame-red,
- flaming,
- flaring,
- flickering,
- florid,
- flush,
- flushed,
- flushed with joy,
- flushing,
- full of enthusiasm,
- full-blooded,
- fuming,
- gay,
- genial,
- glad,
- gladsome,
- glamorous,
- gleaming,
- gleamy,
- glinting,
- glorious,
- gluey,
- gooey,
- gorgeous,
- gules,
- gung-ho,
- guttering,
- happy,
- harmonious,
- hearty,
- heated,
- heavenly,
- hectic,
- het up,
- high,
- hopeful,
- hot,
- hot-blooded,
- ignescent,
- ignited,
- illuminant,
- impassioned,
- in a blaze,
- in a glow,
- in flames,
- in good spirits,
- in high spirits,
- in rut,
- incandescent,
- incarmined,
- infatuated with,
- inflamed,
- infrared,
- intense,
- intoxicated,
- iron-red,
- irradiative,
- irrepressible,
- joyful,
- joyous,
- keen,
- keen on,
- killing,
- kindled,
- lake-colored,
- laky,
- lambent,
- lamping,
- lateritious,
- laudatory,
- laughing,
- leaping,
- light as day,
- live,
- lively,
- living,
- lobster-red,
- luciferous,
- lucific,
- luciform,
- luminant,
- luminative,
- luminiferous,
- luminificent,
- luminous,
- lurid,
- lustrous,
- many-colored,
- maroon,
- matching,
- medley,
- monochromatic,
- monochrome,
- monochromic,
- motley,
- of good cheer,
- on fire,
- optimistic,
- orient,
- panegyrical,
- parti-colored,
- passionate,
- pigmentary,
- pleasant,
- polychromatic,
- port-wine,
- prismatic,
- provoking,
- puce,
- purring,
- radiant,
- rainbow,
- raving,
- ravishing,
- red,
- red-complexioned,
- red-dyed,
- red-faced,
- red-fleshed,
- red-hot,
- red-looking,
- reddened,
- reddish,
- reddish-amber,
- reddish-brown,
- reeking,
- resplendent,
- rhapsodic,
- riant,
- rich,
- rosy,
- rosy-cheeked,
- rubicund,
- rubiginous,
- rubric,
- rubricose,
- ruby,
- ruby-colored,
- ruby-red,
- ruddied,
- ruddy,
- ruddy-complexioned,
- ruddy-faced,
- rufescent,
- rufous,
- rust,
- rust-red,
- rusty,
- rutilant,
- rutilous,
- sanguine,
- sanguineous,
- scarlet,
- scintillant,
- scintillating,
- seething,
- sexually excited,
- shining,
- shiny,
- singing,
- smiling,
- smirking,
- smoking,
- smoldering,
- sparking,
- sparkling,
- spectral,
- splendid,
- splendorous,
- splendrous,
- stammel,
- starbright,
- starlike,
- starry,
- starry-eyed,
- steaming,
- steamy,
- stimulating,
- stirring,
- stodgy,
- streaming,
- stunning,
- sublime,
- suffused,
- sunburned,
- sunny,
- sunshiny,
- thrice happy,
- tile-red,
- tinctorial,
- tingent,
- Titian,
- Titian-red,
- toning,
- unextinguished,
- unquenched,
- unrestrained,
- urgent,
- variegated,
- vehement,
- vermilion,
- vibrant,
- vigorous,
- vinaceous,
- warm,
- wine,
- wine-colored,
- wine-red,
- winsome,
- zealous