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- [gloh-ing]
- /ˈgloʊ ɪŋ/
- /ˈɡləʊ.ɪŋ/
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- [gloh-ing]
- /ˈgloʊ ɪŋ/
Definitions of glowing word
- adjective glowing incandescent. 1
- adjective glowing rich and warm in coloring: glowing colors. 1
- adjective glowing showing the radiance of health, excitement, etc.: glowing cheeks. 1
- adjective glowing warmly favorable or complimentary: a glowing account of her work. 1
- noun glowing a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence. 1
- noun glowing brightness of color. 1
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Origin of glowing
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English glowynge, Old English glowende. See glow, -ing2
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Parts of speech for Glowing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
glowing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
glowing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for glowing
adj glowing
adjective glowing
- bright — A bright colour is strong and noticeable, and not dark.
- shimmering — a quivering or vibrating motion or image as produced by reflecting faint light or heat waves.
- radiant — emitting rays of light; shining; bright: the radiant sun; radiant colors.
- shining — radiant; gleaming; bright.
- fulsome — offensive to good taste, especially as being excessive; overdone or gross: fulsome praise that embarrassed her deeply; fulsome décor.
noun glowing
- infrared — the part of the invisible spectrum that is contiguous to the red end of the visible spectrum and that comprises electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths from 800 nm to 1 mm.
- garnet — Henry Highland, 1815–82, U.S. clergyman and abolitionist.
- fuchsia — a plant belonging to the genus Fuchsia, of the evening primrose family, including many varieties cultivated for their handsome drooping flowers.
- claret — Claret is a type of French red wine.
- ruddiness — of or having a fresh, healthy red color: a ruddy complexion.
Antonyms for glowing
adj glowing
- pale — light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
- pallid — pale; faint or deficient in color; wan: a pallid countenance.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- sad — Systems Analysis Definition
- unhappy — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
adjective glowing
- derogatory — If you make a derogatory remark or comment about someone or something, you express your low opinion of them.
Top questions with glowing
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