Thesaurus: glow

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1. v. i. To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent.
2. v. i. 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.
3. v. i. To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn.
4. v. i. 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.
5. v. t. To make hot; to flush.
6. n. White or red heat; incandscence.
7. n. Brightness or warmth of color; redness; a rosy flush; as, the glow of health in the cheeks.
8. n. Intense excitement or earnestness; vehemence or heat of passion; ardor.
9. n. Heat of body; a sensation of warmth, as that produced by exercise, etc.
10. n. an alert and refreshed state
11. n. light from nonthermal sources
12. n. the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised