glow
an alert and refreshed state
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,655 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,284 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- an alert and refreshed state also: freshness
- light from nonthermal sources also: luminescence
- the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised also: incandescence
- a feeling of considerable warmth the glow of new lovea glow of regret
- a steady even light without flames
- the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface also: radiance, glowing
verb
- emit a steady even light without flames The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden
glow in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The glow of chivalry had left me, and I began to doubt.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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We learn it as a matter of course for its sparkle and glow.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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We shall see the city upon the evening glow in about another hour.
The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story · George Moore · Chapter 1
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A little kindness from any one, a little pleasure or a little comfort, made her glow with nice-tempered enjoyment.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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Far away, over the edge of this ocean, a strange, beautiful glow mounted into the starless sky of the underworld.
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1