Aglow vs. Glow

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  • Aglow (adjective)

    glowing; radiant

  • Glow (verb)

    To give off light from heat or to emit light as if heated.

    “The fire was still glowing after ten hours.”

  • Glow (verb)

    To radiate some emotional quality like light.

    “The zealots glowed with religious fervor.”

    “You are glowing from happiness!”

  • Glow (verb)

    To gaze especially passionately at something.

  • Glow (verb)

    To radiate thermal heat.

    “Iron glows red hot when heated to near its melting point.”

    “After their workout, the gymnasts’ faces were glowing red.”

  • Glow (verb)

    To shine brightly and steadily.

    “The new baby’s room glows with bright, loving colors.”

  • Glow (verb)

    To make hot; to flush.

  • Glow (verb)

    To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn.

  • Glow (noun)

    The state of a glowing object.

  • Glow (noun)

    The condition of being passionate or having warm feelings.

  • Glow (noun)

    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.”

Wiktionary
  • Glow (verb)

    give out steady light without flame

    “the tips of their cigarettes glowed in the dark”

  • Glow (verb)

    have an intense colour and a slight shine

    “a fluorescent screen glowed a faint green colour”

  • Glow (verb)

    (of a person’s face) appear pink or red as a result of warmth, health, embarrassment, etc.

    “he was glowing with health”

  • Glow (verb)

    convey deep pleasure through one’s expression or bearing

    “Katy always glowed when he praised her”

  • Glow (noun)

    a steady radiance of light or heat

    “the setting sun cast a deep red glow over the city”

  • Glow (noun)

    a feeling of warmth in the face or body

    “he could feel the brandy filling him with a warm glow”

  • Glow (noun)

    a redness of the cheeks.

  • Glow (noun)

    a strong feeling of pleasure or well-being

    “with a glow of pride, Mildred walked away”

Oxford Dictionary

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