glowing — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

bright, dark, divine, fat, gold, hot, light, old-fashioned

VERB + GLOWING

eyes, fire, gave, looks, see, started, wrote

GLOWING + NOUN

coals, embers, excitement, recommendation, skin, sphere

PREP.

from, in, up, with

ADV.

always, beautifully, brilliantly, positively, such

Definitions

noun

1

The action of glowing.

The coldness having now arrived at its acme, or highest point of intensity, glowings of heat were perceived in the intervals between the rigors or successions. These glowings grew gradually stronger […]

adj

1

That glows or glow.

glowing embers

2

Full of praise.

He received glowing references from his previous employers.

I was told that they had no more work for me due to cutbacks. They'd hired me only two weeks before because they were understaffed. I found out from another publisher that they are looking for a new typesetter. They told him I was too slow. I typed 70 wpm and they were nothing but glowing about my work.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving

radiance
glow

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

The coldness having now arrived at its acme, or highest point of intensity, glowings of heat were perceived in the intervals between the rigors or successions. These glowings grew gradually stronger [

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02

glowing embers

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03

He received glowing references from his previous employers.

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04

I was told that they had no more work for me due to cutbacks. They'd hired me only two weeks before because they were understaffed. I found out from another publisher that they are looking for a new t

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05

A red light was glowing in the dark.

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06

The coal was glowing in the fire.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, glowing is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.